Repurposing: Urban Bees Use Plastic To Build Hives

Repurposing: Urban Bees Use Plastic To Build Hives

We may have too much plastic in the environment but creatures that lack a Mother Jones to tell them how awful things are adapt and overcome; two urban bee species have been caught making nests out of…
Magnets, Migration And Fish

Magnets, Migration And Fish

Last year, a group of researchers created a correlation between the migration patterns of ocean salmon and the Earth's magnetic field, suggesting it may help explain how the fish can navigate across…
Organic Farms Support A Third More Species

Organic Farms Support A Third More Species

Organic farms support more biodiversity, supporting 34% more plant, insect and animal species than conventional farms, according to a new paper. For pollinators such as bees, the number of different…
Has Sweet Corn Science Helped Industry?

Has Sweet Corn Science Helped Industry?

Yield is economically important in field corn production, and there is no question that has been a success, but sweet corn has an additional metric for being considered a win. It's reported that…