A study into pattern-recognition among bees is a reminder that intelligent behavior doesn’t require a massive brain -- it ...
Daniel Urban teaches ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how bees can see polarized light Did you know bees can see something humans can't? In this experiment, we explore how bees detect polarized light ...
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When loyalty fades: Inside the secret uprisings against honey bee queens
The research team found that common viruses can damage a queen’s ovaries, reducing both her egg-laying rate and the production of methyl oleate, a pheromone that keeps worker bees loyal. When the ...
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Bee positivity is contagious
Good moods can be contagious. Humans often adopt the mood of fellow humans. Other mammals, and even some other non-mammalian ...
A once-powerful monarch, weakened by illness, is overthrown by her previously loyal subjects. But in honey bee colonies, such ...
Growing up in Evanston, Libby Shafer hated the city’s grass lawns. They are overly manicured, which is “wasteful” and takes ...
We've learnt that bees, despite having brains no larger than a sesame seed, don't just see the world -- they actively shape ...
The paper, recently published in the journal PNAS, found that roundworms can use static electricity to leap up to 25 times ...
Feral honey bees, once celebrated for their agricultural value, are now threatening native ecosystems in Southern California by monopolizing pollen sources and overwhelming native pollinators. A new ...
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