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Tiny trackers could help solve global bee death mystery

Researchers are using micro sensors to learn about the problems bees face An international group of scientists, beekeepers, farmers and technology companies is using cutting-edge technology to help...

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Deforestation in Mexico butterfly reserve more than triples due to illegal...

Monarch butterflies perch on a twig at the Piedra Herrada sanctuary, near Valle del Bravo, Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) MEXICO CITY — Illegal logging more than tripled in the...

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20 Startling Facts About Insects

Almost everywhere you look, you’ll find one — or dozens — of the six-legged critters called insects. A wildly diverse bunch, the class Insecta includes ants, bees, flies, beetles and much more. These...

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Parasitized Bees May Self-Medicate with Nectar

Mary Poppins taught us that a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down. A bumblebee’s favorite sugary drink may already be laced with medicine. And bees seem to dose themselves with medicinal...

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Brazilian Wasp Venom Kills Cancer Cells Without Harming Normal Cells

This is the Brazilain social wasp Polybia paulista. Credit: Prof. Mario Palma/Sao Paulo State University A newly published study shows how Brazilian wasp venom selectively kills cancer cells without...

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California’s Killer Bees Are Spreading North

Credit: Jaco Eksteen | Shutterstock.com Bad news for apiphobes: “Killer” bees are on the move in the United States. Scientists from the University of California, San Diego recently collected hundreds...

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Beware bees’ more aggressive cousin: the yellowjacket

A yellowjacket in New Paltz, N.Y., on Aug. 23, 2011. (Lee Reich / AP) Not all garden pests attack plants. One that’s especially irksome to us humans this time of year is the yellowjacket. Worse than...

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In warming Arctic, mosquitoes may live long and prosper

A Dartmouth photos shows mosquitoes in this image released on September 15, 2015. REUTERS/Lauren Culler/Dartmouth College/Handout via Reuters/Files Rising temperatures at the top of the world may be...

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Nature’s GMOs: Parasites Alter Butterfly Genomes Using Viruses

Credit: StevenRussellSmithPhotos |Shutterstock.com Genetically modified organisms may usually be thought of as human creations, but scientists now find that monarch butterflies, silkworms, and many...

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Arctic Mosquitoes Will Increase With Climate Change

Mosquitoes will appear in much greater numbers in the Arctic as it warms because of climate change, with negative consequences for caribou and the indigenous people who live off them, researchers warn....

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