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All Posts Tagged With: "insects"

Silence of the Bees: New Report Shows Modest Decline in Colony Losses (May 27, 2009)

New numbers suggest that bees may be bouncing back from yearly declines, but experts remain concerned about their future.

Mar 7th, 2011 | 43 comments

Silence of the Bees: Introduction

In the winter of 2006, millions of bees vanished from their hives without a trace. The epidemic set researchers scrambling to discover why honeybees were dying in record numbers -- and to stop the epidemic in its tracks before it spread further.

Feb 16th, 2011 | 163 comments

Moment of Impact: Photos: Inside the Moment: Queen Termite

The queen termite is an egg-laying machine, producing an egg every three seconds from her enormous, pulsating abdomen.

Feb 8th, 2010 | 0 comments

Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air: Video: Expert Hunters

Check out this high-speed video footage of hummingbirds catching insects, which provide protein in their diet.

Jan 7th, 2010 | 13 comments

Crime Scene Creatures: Video: Pig in a Blanket

This forensic entomologist uses the life cycle of flies to bring killers to justice.

Jul 27th, 2009 | 5 comments

Crime Scene Creatures: Video: From Eggs to Maggots

A team of scientists calculates precisely how long it takes for fly maggots to develop on a corpse.

May 27th, 2009 | 15 comments

Kalahari: Introduction

(Part Two airs Sunday, March 15) Two great films provide an account of the inner workings of one of the last truly wild places on earth.

Mar 11th, 2009 | 16 comments

Video-Enhanced Lesson

Chain Reaction: Lesson Overview

This video-enhanced lesson will challenge students to design and conduct scientifically valid experiments to evaluate hypotheses regarding an animal’s expected behavior in response to changes in its environment. (Grades 9-12)

Oct 22nd, 2008 | 1 comment

Chain Reaction: Video Segments: Earth Navigators

Video segments from the NATURE film "Earth Navigators" feature cycles of animal migration from one part of the earth to another, including butterflies and wildebeest.

Jul 15th, 2008 | 0 comments

Crime Scene Creatures: Case Files

Through the science of forensic entomology, the study of insects associated with a corpse, we learn that cadaverous critters can tell us a great deal about a crime.

May 24th, 2006 | 6 comments
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