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Science Oct 23

Washington state discovers first ‘murder hornet’ nest in U.S.

By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press

Nation May 04

With a sting that can kill, ‘Murder Hornets’ land in U.S.

The world's largest hornet, with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state, where entomologists were making plans to wipe it out.

By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press

Science Nov 19

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This nonprofit has a sweet plan for reclaiming vacant Detroit lots

Detroit is known for the rhythms of Motown and the hum of automobile manufacturing plants. Now, one nonprofit is adding a new sound to this urban landscape: the buzzing of bees. Special correspondent Mary Ellen Geist reports on the efforts…

By Mary Ellen Geist

Science Jul 25

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As bee populations decline, can technology help fill the gap?

Humans rely heavily on pollinator bees to sustain food production globally. But for decades, the insects' population has declined, in part because of pesticide use. If the die-off continues, it will have huge economic and public health consequences for people.

By William Brangham, Rachel Wellford

Nation Jul 12

EPA to allow pesticide seen as threat to bees

The Environmental Protection Agency is reversing a ban on the use of Dow AgroSciences' sulfoxaflor.

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Jun 26

Are commercial honeybees making wild bees sick?

By Berly McCoy

Everyone wants to save the bees, but we may be saving them to death.

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May 06

Safety concerns mount over neonicotinoid pesticides in unexpected places

By Jim Daley, Scientific American

As scientists discover neonicotinoid pesticides in unexpected locations and associated with health problems, a growing body of research challenges the assumption these are safer and less likely to spread than other types of pesticide.

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Feb 06

How to teach a honeybee to do math

By Vicky Stein

Despite their “miniature brains,” honeybees can harness both long-term rules and short-term memory in order to solve math problems.

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Jul 27

This common herb will keep bee pollinators buzzing in your garden

By Karin Alton and Francis L. W. Ratnieks, The Conversation

There is a common assumption that those plants which delight human eyes will also be the most attractive for bees. Two scientists at the University of Sussex can offer a more empirical take.

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Jul 04

Watch 5:52
From the wing of a wasp, scientists discover a new beer-making yeast

By PBS NewsHour

If you enjoy a beer on a summer day, you can thank yeast, the microbes that ferment sugar into alcohol and give beer its character. After innumerable generations of using just two types of yeast, a lab in North Carolina…

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