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Honeybee gene specifies collective behavior, research shows

Honeybee gene specifies collective behavior, research shows

Tired Earth November 04, 2024

Every human being and every animal interacts with other individuals in its social group in one way or another through....

Interaction with insects accelerates plant evolution, research finds

Interaction with insects accelerates plant evolution, research finds

Tired Earth June 22, 2024

Since different soil types differ in their chemical and physical composition, plants need to adapt their physiology to optimize this....

Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance

Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance

Tired Earth May 07, 2024

Understanding how organisms tolerate temperature extremes is critical for assessing the threat climate change poses to species' distribution and persistence.

How air pollution is making life tougher for bugs

How air pollution is making life tougher for bugs

Hannah Steiner September 25, 2023

Many insects rely on their sense of smell to locate flowers. When they feed on nectar, they quickly connect the....

Butterflies on the decline

Butterflies on the decline

Hannah Steiner May 21, 2023

Research shows that the numbers of butterflies in meadows and pastures of Europe are in a continuous decline. A new....

Air pollution is not just a human problem -- it's also changing the gut of British bumblebees

Air pollution is not just a human problem -- it's also changing the gut of British bumblebees

Hannah Steiner April 30, 2023

Research finds that exposure to air pollution changes bumblebee gut bacteria.

Why orchid bees concoct their own fragrance

Why orchid bees concoct their own fragrance

Hannah Steiner April 15, 2023

"What we didn't know, however, was who was supposed to receive this signal. The females? Or rival males?"

Pollination loss removes healthy foods from global diets, increases chronic diseases causing excess deaths

Pollination loss removes healthy foods from global diets, increases chronic diseases causing excess deaths

Debbie Banks December 14, 2022

Changes in land-use, use of harmful pesticides, and advancing climate change threaten wild pollinators, imperiling human supply of healthy foods.