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Unlocking Secrets of the Honeybee Dance Language

The Greek historian Herodotus reported over 2,000 years ago on a misguided forbidden experiment in... (more)

James C. Nieh, The Conversation
Environment, Insects, Research
Insects are Vanishing Worldwide. Now it’s Making it Harder to Grow Food.

Over the past 20 years a steady trickle of scientific papers has reported that there... (more)

Stuart Reynolds, The Conversation
March 2, 2023
Environment, Fertilizer, Research
It’s Possible to Reduce Fertilizer Emissions by 80 Percent Before 2050

Fertilizer. It’s a major contributor of greenhouse gases, accounting for roughly two percent of global... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
February 22, 2023
Environment, news, Research
Abandoned Farm Fields Take Decades to Recover Biodiversity—If They Can At All

How much does agriculture impact our environment? A new study, published in the Journal of... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
February 8, 2023