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Honeybees face a double whammy from insecticides and disease, according to a new study that could explain the global decline in the insects. The sudden drop in honeybees in recent years has led to widespread debate over the cause, with many blaming intensive farming methods that use more pesticides. However this was dismissed by other [...]
Thrill-seeking is not limited to humans and other vertebrates, honeybees also have this personality trait, a new study has suggested. The research also indicated that some honeybees are more likely than others to seek adventure. The brains of these novelty-seeking bees exhibit distinct patterns of gene activity in molecular pathways known to be associated with [...]
It turns out that humans aren’t the only living creatures who turn to law enforcement to help maintain peace and order. A new study reveals that our evolutionary cousin, the chimpanzee, also takes advantage of an uninvolved third party to keep the peace and help mediate conflicts. The study’s authors say this behavior can be [...]
African gamba grass, introduced in the 1930s, wreaks havoc on the landscape and provides dangerous fuel for wildfires, experts say Elephants and rhinoceros should be introduced to the Australian outback to control the impact of damaging wild grasses, according to an Australian professor of environmental change biology. But other Australian academics warned the proposal risked [...]
Scientists claim to have finally solved the mystery of why zebras evolved their distinctive black and white stripes — to keep blood-sucking flies at bay. Researchers from Hungary and Sweden, who detailed their study in the Journal of Experimental Biology, said the pattern of narrow stripes makes zebras “unattractive” to the flies. The key to [...]
US researchers say they have created the world’s first genetically modified monkeys by merging cells from up to six different embryos, in what could be a big advance for medical research. Until now, rodents have been the primary creatures used to make chimeras, a lab animal produced by combining two or more fertilised eggs or [...]
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