Study links genes to social behaviors, including autism
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Those pesky bees that come buzzing around on a muggy summer day are helping researchers reveal the genes responsible for social behaviors. A new study published this week found that the social...
Those pesky bees that come buzzing around on a muggy summer day are helping researchers reveal the genes responsible for social behaviors. A new study published this week found that the social lives of sweat bees—named for their attraction to...
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Study uncovers new link between neonicotinoid pesticide exposure and bumblebee decline
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Adding to growing evidence that pesticide use may be contributing to the decline of many bumblebee species across North America, a new study reveals that daily...
Adding to growing evidence that pesticide use may be contributing to the decline of many bumblebee species across North America, a new study reveals that daily consumption of even small doses of a widely used class of insecticides known as...
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Researchers Sequence Genome of Wild Sugarcane
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An international team of over 100 scientists from 16 institutions has sequenced the genome of the wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum). The results appear in...
An international team of over 100 scientists from 16 institutions has sequenced the genome of the wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum). The results appear in the journal Nature Genetics. Domesticated in New Guinea approximately 10,000 years ago, ‘reeds that produce honey...
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Study reveals best use of wildflowers to benefit crops on farms
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With bee pollinators in decline and pesky crop pests lowering yields, sustainable and organic farmers need environmentally friendly solutions.
With bee pollinators in decline and pesky crop pests lowering yields, sustainable and organic farmers need environmentally friendly solutions.
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Best use of wildflowers to benefit crops on farms
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For the first time, a new study of strawberry crops on New York farms tested this theory and found that wildflower strips on farms added pollinators when the farm lay...
For the first time, a new study of strawberry crops on New York farms tested this theory and found that wildflower strips on farms added pollinators when the farm lay within a ''Goldilocks zone,'' where 25 to 55 percent of...
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Beautiful photos put focus on Australian insects
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Dramatic photos by Flinders natural sciences researcher James Dorey put a spotlight on an estimated 2000-3000 species of bees in Australia.
Dramatic photos by Flinders natural sciences researcher James Dorey put a spotlight on an estimated 2000-3000 species of bees in Australia.
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Bees Go Silent during Total Solar Eclipses, New Research Shows
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The total solar eclipse of 21 August 2017 traversed 5,000 km from coast to coast of...
The total solar eclipse of 21 August 2017 traversed 5,000 km from coast to coast of North America. In its 90-min span, sunlight dropped by three orders of magnitude and temperature by 10-15 degrees Celsius. To investigate impacts of these...
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Bees Stopped Buzzing During the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
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While millions of Americans took a break from their daily routines on August 21, 2017, to witness a...
While millions of Americans took a break from their daily routines on August 21, 2017, to witness a total solar eclipse, they might not have noticed a similar phenomenon happening nearby: In the path of totality, bees took a break...
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What bees did during the Great American Eclipse
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A rare study of bees during a total solar eclipse finds that the insects buzzed around as usual — until totality.
A rare study of bees during a total solar eclipse finds that the insects buzzed around as usual — until totality.
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A break from the buzz—bees go silent during total solar eclipse
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While millions of Americans took a break from their daily routines on August 21, 2017, to witness a total solar eclipse, they might not have noticed...
While millions of Americans took a break from their daily routines on August 21, 2017, to witness a total solar eclipse, they might not have noticed a similar phenomenon happening nearby: In the path of totality, bees took a break...
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In the absence of bees, flies are responsible for pollination in the Arctic region
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Most of the fauna in the Arctic region take part in pollinating, yet during the busiest flowering weeks, there's a...
Most of the fauna in the Arctic region take part in pollinating, yet during the busiest flowering weeks, there's a shortage of such services. A recent study indicates that the pollination services provided to plants and, thus, the plants' ability...
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How wasp and bee stinger designs help deliver the pain
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Next time you're stung by a wasp or a honeybee, consider the elegantly designed stinger that caused you so much pain. Researchers found that the stingers of the...
Next time you're stung by a wasp or a honeybee, consider the elegantly designed stinger that caused you so much pain. Researchers found that the stingers of the two species are about five times softer at the tip than at...
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How wasp and bee stinger designs help deliver the pain
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Next time you're stung by a wasp or a honeybee, consider the elegantly designed stinger that caused you so much pain.
Next time you're stung by a wasp or a honeybee, consider the elegantly designed stinger that caused you so much pain.
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Fungus provides powerful medicine in fighting honey bee viruses
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A mushroom extract fed to honey bees greatly reduces virus levels, according to a new paper. In field trials, colonies fed mycelium extract showed a 79-fold reduction in deformed wing...
A mushroom extract fed to honey bees greatly reduces virus levels, according to a new paper. In field trials, colonies fed mycelium extract showed a 79-fold reduction in deformed wing virus and a 45,000-fold reduction in Lake Sinai virus compared...
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Fungus provides powerful medicine in fighting honey bee viruses
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A mushroom extract fed to honey bees greatly reduces virus levels, according to a new paper from Washington State University scientists, the USDA and colleagues at Fungi Perfecti, a business...
A mushroom extract fed to honey bees greatly reduces virus levels, according to a new paper from Washington State University scientists, the USDA and colleagues at Fungi Perfecti, a business based in Olympia, Washington.
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