Scientists have identified the oldest known bee, a 100 million-year-old specimen preserved in amber.
The discovery coincides with the publication of the genetic...
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Honeybees sterilize their hives with antimicrobial resin, scientists have discovered. In doing so, they give the whole colony a form of "social...
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Attacking from nests as big as pickup-truck beds, invasive western yellowjacket wasps in Hawaii are munching their way through an "astonishing diversity" of...
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Millions of Americans live out their lives unaware that they are severely allergic to bee and wasp stings, so much so that a single sting can send them into...
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A London hotel has unveiled its latest way to cut down on food miles - serving honey produced by 250,000 bees living on its roof. The Royal Lancaster Hotel, near...
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Sir David Attenborough visits Malaysia to take a closer look at the life of the world's largest honey bees. When one sting can lead to a thousand very quickly in...
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The few dead bees began appearing inside Mary Olarte's Miami Shores home just a few months ago, though the lifeless winged insects didn't seem a cause for...
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Beekeeping is booming. Britain's leading association for the insects is struggling to meet demand from would-be apiarists. Despite fears that British bees are at...
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Honey has been used to treat wounds since ancient times, but recent years have seen a surge of medical interest in the sticky stuff. Manuka honey has been the...
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With space at such a premium in Manhattan, New Yorkers are accustomed to thinking vertically when it comes to housing. Now bees are getting in on the action. David...
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With the deadly swine flu, bird flu and bee colony collapse disorder it kind of makes you feel like nature is biting back. Some good news for at least one of the big...
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Ryan Reynolds has revealed he and his wife Scarlett Johansson received a bizarre wedding gift from Samuel L Jackson. According to Metro, 'The Proposal'...
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Honey can heal mild to moderate burns, a recent systematic review by Cochrane Researchers has concluded. It might be useful as an alternative to traditional wound...
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WARNING: NEVER USEHONEY CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR. Bet the drug companies won't like this one Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if...
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A Croatian doctor has come up with a rather unconventional way of tackling the global swine flu outbreak - household honey.
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Here's some sweet news for honey lovers: Researchers in France are reporting development of a simple test for distinguishing 100 percent natural honeys from...
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Bee production worldwide is increasing, despite a collapse in the number of hives in the United States and Europe, researchers in Argentina said. The global stock...
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A key discovery by researchers at the Free University of Berlin may help beekeepers treat a deadly bee infection. Bacteria of American foulbrood, a widespread...
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A bee-less world wouldn't just mean the end of honey - Einstein said that if the honeybee became extinct, then so would mankind. Alison Benjamin reports on a...
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