All the buzz—bigger honeybee colonies have quieter combs
When honeybee colonies get larger, common sense suggests it would be noisier with more bees buzzing around.
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Nefertiti was no pharaoh, says renowned Egyptologist
Contrary to popular opinion, one of the most famous women in ancient history did not rule Egypt, according to a new book.
Archaeology
Jan 22, 2018
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Heathrow launches probe after queen's security details found
Heathrow Airport has launched an investigation after a memory stick containing confidential security information was found on a London street.
Security
Oct 30, 2017
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Strange undertakings: Ant queens bury dead to prevent disease
Ant queens may bury other queens - a task normally performed by workers - to avoid infection when co-founding a new colony, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology.
Plants & Animals
Oct 12, 2017
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Declining queen conch populations are fragmented and that's changing the conservation game
The queen conch, a marine mollusk prized for its edible meat and its glossy shell, is one of the most economically and culturally important species in the Caribbean. In the past few decades, intense international fishing ...
Ecology
Sep 19, 2017
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In stingless bee species, queens control worker reproduction without castration
Scientists have studied the organization and function of social insect colonies since Charles Darwin (1809-1882) investigated beehives near his home in Kent with the help of his five children. Since then, prompted by the ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2017
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'Simple' chess puzzle holds key to $1m prize
Researchers at the University of St Andrews have thrown down the gauntlet to computer programmers to find a solution to a "simple" chess puzzle which could, in fact, take thousands of years to solve and net a $1m prize.
Computer Sciences
Sep 1, 2017
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Rise of male individuals in stingless bees colonies leads to queen's death
Queens of stingless bee species (Meliponini) face a reproductive dilemma. If they mate with males with which they turn out to share the same sex determination gene, half of their offspring will consist of males, and the colony's ...
Biochemistry
Aug 30, 2017
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Study of bee health finds no natural medicine in once-promising compound
A new study of possible self-medicating behavior in bumble bees conducted by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst reports that a once-promising finding was not supported by further experiments and analysis.
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2017
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Pheromone genes could dictate colony structure of the red fire ant
Proteins involved in the production and perception of pheromones may determine if red fire ant colonies contain a single queen or multiple queens.
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2017
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