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Bee research shows benefits of native plants, wild bees

(PhysOrg.com) -- As scientists struggle to come to grips with Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious disease threatening to wipe out domesticated honey bees in the United States, they have begun to cast a ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bees show off the perfect landing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Honey bees undergo a sudden transition from speeding aircraft to hovering helicopter as they perform the delicate art of landing on a flower.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Wiggling and waggling: Study sheds light on amazing bee brain

(PhysOrg.com) -- Their brains are tiny - about the size of sesame seeds - and yet the behaviour of the humble honey bee is so advanced it has scientists scratching their heads in disbelief.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Immunity-Related Genes in Leafcutting Bee Uncovered

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first analysis of immunity-related genes in a solitary bee has been conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Give thanks to the bee

(PhysOrg.com) -- When we sit down to give thanks at the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, we should also be thanking the honey bee.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Aircraft that can see for themselves (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian researchers have made two important advances in the development of unmanned aircraft capable of seeing for themselves as they fly fast and low over dangerous terrain.

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 14, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Rapacious Rasberry ants march north

Poor Texas. First it was killer bees, then fire ants. Now, it's the Rasberry ants.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 10

ASU scientists' research on honey bees featured in 'Science'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Arizona State University researchers, Robert Page and Gro Amdam, are the subject of a feature article in the Oct. 25 issue of the journal Science, which traces their collaboration, discov ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Penn State researchers promote pollinator-friendly native gardens

(PhysOrg.com) -- Across the country, pollinators such as honeybees and hummingbirds are declining due to habitat loss, diseases such as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), pests and excessive pesticide use. Penn ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Heat forms potentially harmful substance in high-fructose corn syrup

Researchers have established the conditions that foster formation of potentially dangerous levels of a toxic substance in the high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) often fed to honey bees. Their study, which appears ...

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Physicist gets buzz from better bee behaviour model

(PhysOrg.com) -- A physicist at the University of Manchester has paved the way for better research into how honey bees choose where to live.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Bees Throw Out Mites

Honey bees are now fighting back aggressively against Varroa mites, thanks to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) efforts to develop bees with a genetic trait that allows them to more easily find the mites ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 3

How manuka honey helps fight infection

Manuka honey may kill bacteria by destroying key bacterial proteins. Dr Rowena Jenkins and colleagues from the University of Wales Institute - Cardiff investigated the mechanisms of manuka honey action and found that its ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Genomic study yields plausible cause of colony collapse disorder

Researchers report this week that they have found a surprising but reliable marker of colony collapse disorder, a baffling malady that in 2007-2008 killed off more than a third of commercial honey bees in ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

A young brain for an old bee

Scientists have found that by switching the social role of honey bees, aging honey bees can keep their learning ability intact or even improve it. The research team is hoping to use them as a model to study ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1