“Mummified” bees from the time of the pharaohs discovered in southwest Portugal
The discovery, with the active participation of Fernando Muñiz, professor of the department of Crystallography, Mineralogy and Agricultural Chemistry at ...
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Lack of maternal care affects development, microbiome and health of wild bees
TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2023 – Most wild bees are solitary, but one tiny species of carpenter bees fastidiously cares for ...
Bees struggle to find flowers because of air pollution
A new study has found that air pollution is preventing pollinators finding flowers because it degrades the scent. A research ...
Patrolling honey bees exposes spread of antimicrobial resistance
Bees could become biomonitors, checking their neighbourhoods to determine how far antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has spread, according to research by ...
Bees and wasps independently invent the same architectural tricks
At first glance, the hexagonal cells build by honey bees and social wasps may seem similar, but they are significantly ...
Bees and wasps use the same architectural solutions to join large hexagons to small hexagons
Bees and wasps have converged on the same architectural solutions to nest-building problems, according to a study by Michael L. ...
Do common methods for protecting bees from pesticides actually work?
Annapolis, MD; July 17, 2023—Responsible use of pesticides includes striving to avoid negative effects on the environment, often with an ...
Bees get week early wakeup call from warming climate
Warmer springs are causing British bees to wake up earlier, a new study has found, threatening the pollination of crops ...
Immune-boosting therapy helps honey bees resist deadly viruses
Scientists have successfully tested a novel way of boosting honey bees’ immune systems to help them fend off deadly viruses, ...
Identifying the bee’s knees of bumble bee diets
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study has identified the bee’s knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the ...
Study finds carrying pollen heats up bumble bees, raises new climate change questions
A new study from North Carolina State University finds carrying pollen is a workout that significantly increases the body temperature ...
Urbanization leads to more pathogens and inbreeding of wild bees
TORONTO, May 15, 2023 – Wild bees living in cities like Toronto are facing increased environmental stressors compared to those ...
UC Irvine biologists discover bees to be brew masters of the insect world
Irvine, Calif., April 20, 2023 — Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have made a remarkable discovery about cellophane ...
Study: Mapping people’s knowledge of bees may aid in pollinator conservation
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — U.S. college students’ knowledge of bees focuses primarily on honey bees and pollination services, according to ...
Changing temperatures increase pesticide risk to bees
Temperature influences how badly pesticides affect bees’ behaviour, suggesting uncertain impacts under climate change, according to a new study. Credit: ...
Burt’s Bees nature-based products improve photodamaged and hyperpigmented facial skin
DURHAM, N.C., March 17, 2023 – Burt’s Bees, the #1 dermatologist recommended natural skin care brand,* announced its latest research ...
Honey bees receive flight instruction and vector source by following dance
In a study published in PNAS, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ...
Social signal learning enhances a honey bee’s waggle dance performance
Social learning plays an important role in a honey bee’s ability to “waggle dance,” report researchers, who observed that honey ...
Complex learned social behavior discovered in bee’s ‘waggle dance’
Passing down shared knowledge from one generation to the next is a hallmark of culture and allows animals to rapidly ...
Honey bees use social learning to improve waggle dancing
In a study published in Science, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New findings on hair loss in men
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Tirzepatide more effective in blood sugar control and body weight loss than semaglutide, shows meta-analysis of 22 studies
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Astronomers discover newborn galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope
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Chromosome-scale genome sequence of Suaeda glauca sheds light on salt stress tolerance in halophytes
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ISSCR Kicks off São Paulo International Symposium today in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil