The makeup of microbial species—the microbiome—in a honey bee queen's gut changes slowly as she ages, while a worker bee's microbiome changes much more rapidly, according to a new study published by Agricultural Research ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 3, 2018
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Hate speech is on the rise. In Canada alone, it increased by a staggering 600 per cent between 2015 and 2016 as part of what some have called "the Trump effect."
Social Sciences
Jul 3, 2018
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Fears that the invasive garden ant, also called the Asian super ant, is spreading across the UK are being reported in the UK press. Here, Ph.D. student at the University of York's Department of Biology, Phillip Buckham-Bonnett, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 3, 2018
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A new federal study finds bees are having a much harder time finding food in America's last honeybee refuge.
Ecology
Jul 2, 2018
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A team of researchers with the University of London and Imperial College London has found through field experiments that bumblebee colonies tend to do better in urban environments than agricultural environments. In their ...
Ever been overworked, tired and felt muddle-headed? Research now shows honey bees suffer from the same thing – and we understand why.
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2018
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Spring is a busy time for bumblebee queens.
Ecology
Jun 12, 2018
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It is a sure sign that spring is in the air: The sight of a bumblebee queen buzzing around spring flowers on a sunny day. But sometimes, when she is flying around, she is actually not looking for flowers, but on the hunt ...
Ecology
Jun 11, 2018
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New research shows that honeybees prioritize the nutritional status of larvae when selecting for a new emergency queen.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2018
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Human embryonic stem cells can be guided to become the precursor tissue of the central nervous system, research led by the University of Michigan has demonstrated.
Materials Science
May 22, 2018
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