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US wild bee numbers decline as land is converted for biofuel
Posted in Featured, Science on 22nd Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
The researchers say that the conversion of land to grow corn for biofuels is a key element in the decline.
Caffeinated plants give bees a buzz
Posted in Featured, Science on 16th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
Many plants produce caffeine in their nectar. An experiment with artificial nectar has now shown that bees are attracted to and even drugged by the compound.
'Tree of life' for 2.3 million species released
Posted in Featured, Science on 23rd Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
A collaborative effort among eleven institutions, the tree depicts the relationships among living things as they diverged from one another over time.
Marine populations have halved since 1970
Posted in Science on 16th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Populations of marine mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have declined by 49% since 1970, a report says.
Climate change will alter ocean bacteria crucial to food chain
Posted in Featured, Science on 3rd Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Irreversible changes to microorganisms could effect species from plankton to whales that depend on products it consumes or produces.