Brilliant Bees Are Able to Learn Ball Skills from Watching Each Other, Study Finds – GOAL!
Bumblebees can learn how to maneuver a ball just by watching others carry out the task, researchers have discovered in the latest study to shed light on the insects’ surprising talents. While bees have already been shown to be able to learn how to pull on strings, push caps and even rotate a lever to access food, researchers say the … Continue reading
Not Just Bees, Trees Are Dying Off at an Alarming Rate With Little Public Attention
In the background of modern life, as people go on debating politics and working for a living, something dreadful is happening to the eco-systems which support us. Major disasters like the ongoing radioactive leak at Fukushima, the apocalyptic fires burning throughout Indonesia, even bee colony collapse disorder, seem to fall out of view in day-to-day life, as we seem to … Continue reading
New Study Shows Controversial Pesticide Linked to Massive Bee Die-Off
A new study published Tuesday shows that pesticides known as neonicotinoids, or neonics, are likely linked to the decline of wild bee populations. Published in the Nature Communications journal, the study examines the wild bee population relative to the use of the controversial neonicotinoids in the 18-year span of 1994-2011. Researchers discovered that extinction rates for bees parallel the use … Continue reading
Pesticide Industry Lobbied to Push Profits Instead of Protect Bees
Despite the abundance of scientific studies documenting the rapid and dangerous decline of pollinator populations, state and federal lawmakers have yet to pass any meaningful protections for bees. The reason, according to the findings of a new investigation, is that pesticide giants such as Bayer, Monsanto, and Syngenta have deployed an aggressive lobbying campaign to dilute and suppress attempts to … Continue reading
