Framing nationalism in former colonies
Conquest, subjugation and plunder are words that spring to mind when we consider colonization. George Orwell, who spent time during the 1920s as a policeman for the British occupiers in what was then Burma, described colonization as a racist system o.....»»
Studying penguin poo to understand the effects of climate change
An international team of scientists, including two from the University of Bath, has just arrived back from an expedition studying penguin colonies in the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula......»»
Queen"s genes determine sex of entire ant colonies
Researchers have discovered the genetic basis for a quirk of the animal kingdom—how ant queens produce broods that are entirely male or female......»»
Swapping spit helps ants share metabolic labour
Ant colonies use fluids passed mouth-to-mouth to create a colony-wide metabolism, shows a study published in eLife......»»
Size matters for bee "superorganism" colonies
Scientists have carefully studied the intricacies of how individual organisms live and act together in groups known as biological collectives. In "superorganisms" such as bee colonies, the interactions of the individual members add up to benefit the.....»»
Climatic drivers of honey bee disease revealed
Honey bee colonies worldwide have suffered from a range of damaging diseases. A new study has provided clues on how changing weather patterns might be driving disease in UK colonies......»»
Turkey"s Lake Tuz dries up due to climate change, farming
For centuries, Lake Tuz in central Turkey has hosted huge colonies of flamingos that migrate and breed there when the weather is warm, feeding on algae in the lake's shallow waters......»»
Scientists use the glowing properties of plant cells to capture stunning images
Scientists have come a long way since Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered teeming colonies of previously invisible bacteria and protozoa while peering through his custom-made microscopes. The architecture of cells, organelles, proteins, and even molec.....»»
More diverse ant colonies raise more offspring
Ant colonies with a higher degree of genetic diversity thrive better than those that consist of individuals with more similar genetic backgrounds. This is the conclusion of an experimental study in which researchers compared various colonies of the c.....»»
Recording Roman resource exploitation and urban collapse
For hundreds of years, Carthage—the Phoenician city-state in North Africa—flourished, establishing itself as a robust trade empire with widespread colonies. As the Carthaginian and Roman empires expanded their reach across Mediterranean Europe an.....»»
In-Hive Sensors Could Help Ailing Bee Colonies
The technology could help beekeepers reduce short-term losses, but it doesn’t address long-term problems facing honeybees -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Low-cost 3D method rapidly measures disease impacts on Florida"s coral reefs
Stony coral tissue loss disease manifests as lesions of necrotic tissue that spread across coral colonies, leaving behind dead coral skeletons. Since 2014, this highly virulent disease has contributed to substantial declines of reef-building coral in.....»»
When ant colonies get bigger, new foraging behavior emerges
Millions of army ants occasionally stream out of their nest in a coordinated hunting swarm, seeking prey to devour. How this extraordinary mass raiding behavior evolved has long been a mystery, until now......»»
Call for inputs: Framing India’s Negotiation Strategy for India-UK Enhanced Trade Partnership
Call for inputs: Framing India’s Negotiation Strategy for India-UK Enhanced Trade Partnership GarimaP Thu, 07/08/2021 – 16:34 Log in or register to post comments An Enhanced Trade Partnership Agreement was launched by India and the United Kin.....»»
US beekeepers continue to report high colony loss rates, no clear improvement
Beekeepers across the United States lost 45.5% of their managed honey bee colonies from April 2020 to April 2021, according to preliminary results of the 15th annual nationwide survey conducted by the nonprofit Bee Informed Partnership (BIP). These l.....»»
Keeping a closer eye on seabirds with drones and artificial intelligence
Using drones and artificial intelligence to monitor large colonies of seabirds can be as effective as traditional on-the-ground methods, while reducing costs, labor and the risk of human error, a new study finds......»»
Managing global climate change—and local conditions—key to coral reefs" survival
Australian researchers recently reported a sharp decline in the abundance of coral along the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists are seeing similar declines in coral colonies throughout the world, including reefs off of Hawaii, the Florida Keys and in the.....»»
How army ants" iconic mass raids evolved
Army ants form some of the largest insect societies on the planet. They are quite famous in popular culture, most notably from a terrifying scene in Indiana Jones. But they are also ecologically important. They live in very large colonies and consume.....»»
For penguins, leading or following might be more about relationships
Many people know that penguins are social birds that live and raise their chicks together in big colonies......»»
Social plants: In the wild, staghorn ferns grow in colonies to improve water storage for all members
Social colonies are nothing new in the animal kingdom. We know bees, ants and termites live in large colonies, divide labor and co-operate to take care of offspring produced by a single queen......»»
Introduced honeybee may pose threat to native bees
A Curtin University study has found the introduced European honeybee could lead to native bee population decline or extinction when colonies compete for the same nectar and pollen sources in urban gardens and areas of bush......»»