bees

发表于 2020-12-22 deprive chemical caregivers

Bee larvae and pupae appear to secrete a chemical that does the work of a late-night cup of coffee for their nurses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg…

Bees Use 'Bullshit' Defense to Keep Giant Hornets at Bay

发表于 2021-01-12 hornets bullshit adchoices

The prospect of death by giant hornet has pushed some Asian honeybees to resort to a poop-based defense system Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…

Night Flights Are No Sweat for Tropical Bees

发表于 2021-10-02 sweat tropical adchoices

New research uses night vision to see how nocturnal bees navigate the dark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These Bats Buzz like Bees to Save Their Own Lives

发表于 2022-09-17 buzz acoustic bats

New research has discovered the first case of acoustic mimicry between a mammal and an insect—an acquired skill that could just save certain bats’ skin. Learn m…

A Honeybee Swarm Has as Much Electric Charge as a Thundercloud

发表于 2022-11-16 thundercloud swarm honeybee

New research shows that bees “buzz” in more than the way you might think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists Are Beginning to Learn the Language of Bats and Bees Using AI

发表于 2023-09-12 scientists bats adchoices

The new field of digital bioacoustics is using machine learning to try decipher animal speak, including honeybee toots and quacks and whoops. Learn more about y…

Bees 'Buzz' in More Ways Than You Might Think

发表于 2023-09-14 buzz adchoices bees

A honeybee swarm has as much electric charge as a thundercloud, and the insects’ mass movements in the atmosphere might even have some influence on the weather.…

‘Cocaine hippos,’ underground bees, and surprising science on aging and the heart

发表于 2026-04-21 hippos colombia ******e

In this episode of Science Quickly, we explore Colombia’s controversial plan to cull invasive “******e hippos” and the discovery of millions of underground bees…

Nectar Helps Bees’ Medicine Go Down

发表于 2015-02-21 bumblebees chemical nectar

In addition to fuel, nectar from various plant species contains chemical compounds that reduce the numbers of a common gut parasite in bumblebees. Christopher I…

Animals Can Be Given False Memories

发表于 2015-03-10 given adchoices bees

Two studies, one with bees and one with mice, show that the brain can be manipulated into having a memory of an occurrence that did not in reality happen. Karen…