The EPA May Extend the Use of Pesticides that Paralyze Bees
Later this year, the agency will decide whether to allow four chemicals, which have been banned in Europe, to continue being used on US farms......»»
To improve surveys and other research, entomologists study how colors attract wild bees
Red means stop. Green means go. But to bees, colors reveal a smorgasbord of available food sources......»»
Pesticides are harming Nigeria: It"s time to update the law, says researcher
The European Union has banned the use of several pesticides, and heavily restricted others. This is because of their potential health effects or environmental contamination, or because there's not enough data to be sure that they aren't harmful. Over.....»»
Bees and wasps use the same architectural solutions to join large hexagons to small hexagons
Bees and wasps have converged on the same architectural solutions to nest-building problems, according to a study by Michael L. Smith in the Department of Biological Sciences at Auburn University, US, and colleagues, published in the open access jour.....»»
Bees have appeared on coins for millennia, hinting at an age-old link between sweetness and value
In 2022, the Royal Australian Mint issued a $2 coin decorated with honeybees. Around 2,400 years earlier, a mint in the kingdom of Macedon had the same idea, creating a silver obol coin with a bee stamped on one side......»»
Coercive control linked with murder and detection avoidance
Men who use coercive control are more likely to kill their partner and extend their control to conceal her murder as a suicide or accident......»»
Microsoft & Activision merger deadline extended to October 18
After intense regulatory scrutiny that appears to be slowly lurching to an end, Activision and Microsoft have agreed to extend the deadline to finish the multi-billion dollar merger.In January, Activision and Microsoft announced the deal, where Micro.....»»
Microsoft and Activision extend their deal deadline
Microsoft and Activision have mutually agreed to extend their merger deadline by three months in the face of ongoing negotiations with the UK government that could allow the $69 billion acquisition to close, the two companies announced on Wednesday......»»
Aggregation-induced catalysis: Asymmetric catalysis with chiral aggregates
Asymmetric synthesis and catalysis have been actively pursued in chemical and materials sciences for some time. Increasing numbers of drugs and pesticides contain chiral structural units in their structures since drug actions require conformational m.....»»
Robotic Bees Could Support Vertical Farms Today and Astronauts Tomorrow
The buzzy industry of robotic pollinators is setting its sights on indoor farms for urban—and extraterrestrial—environments.....»»
Toyota, Lexus extend reign of dealer attitude survey
All of last summer's top five repeated their performance in the winter 2023 edition of NADA's Dealer Attitude Survey. Cadillac joined the top 10 in 10th place, replacing Audi......»»
Luna Display gets peer-to-peer networking, Mac-to-Mac over USB, faster performance
Luna Display is a great way to use a Mac or iPad to extend the screen of your primary Mac and today Astropad has released the latest version of the software. The update brings peer-to-peer networking for improved wireless performance, USB support fo.....»»
A truckload of Prime Day Kindle deals just went live — from $65
Prime Day deals extend to some great discounts on all things Amazon Kindle. We take a look at what's out there and what to buy......»»
Study finds wild bees emerge from nests a week earlier for every 1°C rise in temperature
Warmer springs are causing British bees to wake up earlier, a new study has found, threatening the pollination of crops such as apples and pears......»»
How e-fuel could extend the life of ICE vehicles in the electric age
Porsche, Stellantis, Ferrari, BMW and other automakers are taking a hard look at carbon neutral e-fuel to extend the life of the internal combustion powertrains in their sports cars and pickups......»»
AI breakthroughs could come via the brains of bees, scientists say
A bee's brain may only be the size of a sesame seed, but scientists in the U.K. believe its decision-making processes could help AI engineers in their work......»»
AI breakthroughs could come via the brain of bees, scientists say
A bee's brain may only be the size of a sesame seed, but scientists in the U.K. believe its decision-making processes could help AI engineers in their work......»»
Inexpensive and efficient nanosensors can rapidly detect pesticides in fresh orange juice
Karolinska Institutet researchers Georgios Sotiriou and Haipeng Li at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology have developed an inexpensive, fast, and reproducible nanosensor for food safety diagnostics. A new study in the Chemical Eng.....»»
All animal intelligence was shaped by just five leaps in brain evolution, new paper argues
The animal world is full of different types of intelligence, from the simple bodily coordination of jellyfish to the navigation abilities of bees, the complex songs of birds and the imaginative symbolic thought of humans......»»
Amazon’s best Fire TV Stick is 55% off in its 4th of July sale
If you like the Amazon ecosystem and want to extend it to your TV, this 4th of July deal on the Fire TV Stick 4K Max makes it incredibly cheap to get.....»»
Omega-3 oil counteracts toxic effects of pesticides in pollinators, research suggests
New research suggests that the use of an omega-3 rich oil called "ahiflower oil" can prevent damage to honey bee mitochondria caused by neonicotinoid pesticides. This research is part of an ongoing project by Ph.D. student Hichem Menail of the Univer.....»»