That's possible, Winfree explains, because the wet climate encourages the growth of weedy plants that spring up at the field edges, and bees use these scraps of habitat to nest and forage. (scientificamerican.com)
Greg Henry of the University of British Columbia reports that in the area of Nunavut he's studied, the tundra has warmed about 1 °C each decade since the 1970s — something which he attributes to the growth of more weedy plants in the region. (treehugger.com)
She maintains an endearing innocence amid the danger and depravity on all sides and roams the flat terrain, weedy fields and sickly palm trees poking through the asphalt, in ongoing adventures played out across endless summer days. (shepherdexpress.com)