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Why living around nature could make you live longer
Posted in Science on 23rd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
The health benefits are likely thanks to factors such as improved mental health, social engagement and physical activity that come with living near green spaces.
Banned EU pesticide affects learning of honeybees but not bumblebees
Posted in Science on 11th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Research into how both species respond to field-realistic-levels of the insecticide 'clothianidin' which was banned for use on flowering crops.
The moon thought to play a major role in maintaining Earth's magnetic field
Posted in Science on 2nd Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Earth's magnetic field permanently protects us from the charged particles and radiation that originate in the sun.
Biologists discover sophisticated 'alarm' signals in honey bees
Posted in Featured, Science on 30th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
These social insects are capable of an incredibly sophisticated level of signaling and communication.
Disappearing species may leave no trace in the fossil record
Posted in Featured, Science on 18th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Now is unlike anything that's happened, not just in the numbers of species going extinct, but also in the way it's happening: Its being driven by one species.