To stop wild elephants from rampaging through their produce, farmers in Thailand put up electric fences, set off firecrackers and even switched their crops from pineapples to pumpkins, which the pachyderms don't relish much. ...
Ecology
Aug 25, 2016
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The humble bee is helping to keep elephants from destroying trees and wiping out crops in their quest for food.
Ecology
Dec 24, 2017
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Once upon a time all cells were solitary, going about the everyday business of life on their own.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2013
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Norway's more than 1,000 year-old-city and historical capital, Trondheim, was a beehive of activity in medieval times. Recent archeological research in the city's popular public forest, "Bymarka", has uncovered more than ...
Archaeology
Apr 12, 2011
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Small hive beetles are indigenous to Africa, but have been damaging beehives in the United States and Australia for several years. Rowan Sprague, a University of Virginia fourth-year student, wants to stop the half-centimeter ...
Other
Mar 26, 2013
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The study's findings appear to echo the insect worlds portrayed in the animated films Antz and Bee Movie, in which the characters live in rigidly conformist societies.
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2009
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A beehive and wildflower garden have been installed on the roof of the University by City's Sustainability team. The beehive has been introduced to enhance the biodiversity and habitat of the City campus and to raise awareness ...
Ecology
Feb 15, 2016
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