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In a new study, entomologists show that the lifespan for individual honey bees kept in a controlled, laboratory environment is 50% shorter than it was in the 1970s.Colony losses and lower honey production in recent decades could be explained by a drop in longevity for lab-kept honey bees.The lifespan for individual honey bees kept in a controlled, laboratory environment is 50% shorter than it was in the 1970s according to a new study by University of Maryland entomologists. When scientists modeled the effect of today’s…

Specimen of new bee species, Leioproctus zephyr. Credit: Curtin UniversityA new native bee species with a dog-like “snout” has been discovered in the Perth bushland of Western Australia. It was identified through Curtin University-led research that sheds new light on our most important pollinators.Dr. Kit Prendergast, from the Curtin School of Molecular and Life Sciences, named the new species after her pet dog Zephyr after noticing a protruding part of the insect’s face looked similar to a dog’s snout. The name also…

Insecticides containing flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor can have devastating effects on honey bee health, resulting in them becoming more susceptible to disease and therefore shortening their life span.Insecticides containing flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor, chemicals considered harmless to bees and bumblebees when approved, can have devastating effects on honey bee health. The substances damage the insects’ intestinal flora, especially when used in conjunction with a common fungicide. This makes them more susceptible to…

Photo: Said Khatib (Getty Images)An unfortunate group of Longmeadow, Massachusetts police clearly didn’t get the message about minding their own beeswax.A local woman named Rorie S. Woods allegedly tried to stop the the sheriffs’ from serving an eviction notice this week by unleashing a swarm of angry bees on them, according to the Associated Press. At least three of the officers stung were reportedly allergic to bees, one of which required hospitalization. Now, the woman reportedly faces multiple assault and battery…

The Sur Ron Storm Bee has been one of the most hotly anticipated electric motorcycles in the US for several years running. Now we’ve learned that the North American distributor has finally set a date for the long-awaited electric dirt bike’s arrival. According to the distributor DIAN Inc, the Sur Ron Storm Bee is expected to arrive in the US by February 2023. From there, the bikes will be dispatched via the established Sur Ron dealer network. That’s still a ways off for anyone who has been waiting for over three…

The wait for the second season of Natasha Allegri’s Bee and PuppyCat has been an awfully long one, marked by delays, leaks, and uncertainty about when — not to mention where — the series might eventually end up. Netflix’s new Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space might throw longtime fans of the original show for a bit of a loop at first. Once it works through the curious bit of narrative deja vu that shapes its first few episodes, though, Lazy in Space manages to become what every long-awaited follow-up to a beloved series…

Raw honey, royal jelly, bee bread, and even bee venom are bee derivatives that have been used in ancient systems of medicine around the world. Bee pollen is another bee byproduct used historically to treat a range of ailments, boost energy levels and foster resilience to stress.What Is Bee Pollen?Bee pollen is an edible byproduct of honeybees that is collected from their hives. Its creation begins when bees feed on the nectar of flowers. The bees’ leg hairs pick up flower pollen during the feed. Combining with flower…

Samantha Bee’s TBS show has been canceled amid declining ratings, making the political satirist the latest casualty of cost-cutting by the new leadership at Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. The decision to pull the plug on “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” a weekly political-humor show that had been running for seven seasons, is part of a broader overhaul of the Warner Bros. Discovery cable networks, which include TBS and TNT. Samantha Bee’s TBS show has been canceled amid declining…

A yellow-faced bumble bee, or Bombus vosnesenskii.Photo: K E Magoon (Shutterstock)Some of California’s most crucial insects seem to have gone missing. A new study suggests that populations of once-abundant bumble bee species in California may have experienced serious decline, after researchers conducted the first statewide survey of bumble bee species in 40 years.01:57Rainn Wilson’s First Fandoms: Star Trek And D&DYesterday 4:32PMUnlike their popular cousins, bumble bees don’t create honey for human consumption. But…

Fiction Power on Trial In a future where people hold the perpetrators of the climate crisis to account, what has changed? Denial: A Novel by Jon Raymond Simon & Schuster, 2022 ($26) Writing science fiction is often a form of activism. The act of writing fiction generally can be said to spring from a place of hope—a celebration of what’s best in us, an attempt to imagine a less terrible reality. But most genres lack the audacity to scrap the rules of physics and technology to create worlds where the…