What AI taxis and robots can learn from bees
Bees may have tiny brains but they can make rapid and accurate choices.
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Eight years after arena attack, Manchester bee commercialisation has unsettled some Mancunians
For many, the bee still stands as a symbol of resilience – a reminder of how the city came together in the face of tragedy.
Bees: how important are they and what would happen if they went extinct?
It’s unlikely that all species of bees will go extinct anytime soon – but current losses could still have a terrible impact on food supplies and ecosystems.
Follow the bees’ dance to find landscape’s green hotspots
Ancient woodlands and flower-rich meadows have disappeared to make way for agriculture and urbanisation, but attempts are being made to reverse the decline using “green” farming projects. The question…
Why has the UK’s wet summer been bad for bees?
Bees were struggling in the UK’s very wet summer as rain stopped them finding food.
City bees’ favourite flowers, according to our DNA tracking experiment
For human planting to support bee diversity, we need to know which flowers the insects want to visit.
Early spring brings a ‘hungry gap’ for bees – here’s how you can help
Check that something is blooming every week, March through October, to help bees.
Honeybee lifespan could be half what it was 50 years ago – new study
The report results could help explain honeybee colony deaths.
Making farming better for bees: can we breed crops that produce more nectar and pollen?
Our research shows this idea is likely to benefit bees more in summer than in spring.
A game of drones: why some bees kill their queens
New research shows stingless bees will assassinate their queen if she makes the wrong royal match.
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