What smart bees can teach humans about collective intelligence
Humans are social animals who like to communicate and copy each other. But key to this collective intelligence is flexibility and a little non-conformity.
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The common herb that could bring bees buzzing to your garden
Garden pollinators can turn their noses up at the flowers human eyes find most beautiful.
We tracked male honeybees for two years to find out where they look for sex
Bees mate in mid-air, where it’s almost impossible to observe them.
How the birds and the bees help coffee plants
Many people can’t get by without the buzz from their daily coffee habit.
Revealed: the chemical blitz bees face in fields
Perhaps I was naive, but when I discovered the extent of the chemical soup applied to typical fields I was astonished. As part of our ongoing investigations into the impact of pesticides on bees, we looked…
Robot bees vs real bees – why tiny drones can’t compete with the real thing
Collecting pollen takes a surprising amount of teamwork.
Pesticides: interactions between agrochemicals increase their harm to bees
New research reveals an overlooked, but potentially significant, problem with agrochemicals and pollinators.
Revealed: honeybees are being killed off by a manmade pandemic
New study maps the spread of ‘deformed wing virus’ – and it follows patterns of human trade.
Pollinators: neonicotinoid pesticides stop bees and flies from getting a good night’s sleep
Chemicals banned in the EU were recently granted an exemption for limited use in the UK.
Flowers’ secret signal to bees and other amazing nanotechnologies hidden in plants
New research shows bees see a blue halo around flowers thanks to nanostructures on its petals.
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