Bees

Bumblebees' Tiny Electric Field Sensors Helped Them to Sense Flowers

By Jenn Loro - Jun 02, 2016 10:02 AM EDT

Ultrasensitive hairs offer explanation as to how bumblebees pick up weak electrical signals emitted by flowers according to University of Bristol researchers. Previously, scientists think that the ability to sense natural electrical fields was confined only to aquatic creatures.

Gwyneth Paltrow News: Actress Lets Herself Get Stung By Bees As Part Of Her Beauty Regimen

By Jenn Loro - Apr 06, 2016 08:15 AM EDT

Gwyneth Paltrow shared recently that she has endured the pain of getting stung by bees in the process of apitherapy in the quest of health and beauty.

Bees Adapt to Climate Change by Growing Shorter Tongues, Report Finds

By Cheri Cheng - Sep 25, 2015 02:51 PM EDT

Bees have been adapting to the climate changes within their environment, a new study found.

Bees Addicted to Nectar With Harmful Pesticides, Study Finds

By Kamal Nayan - Apr 27, 2015 09:37 AM EDT

Bees have been increasingly getting addicted to neonicotinoids pesticides, used for seed dressing of rapeseed, according to a new study.

'Buzzfeed' Pesticides Giving Bees the Fatal High

By Peter R - Apr 23, 2015 12:29 PM EDT

Two new studies have showed that neonicotinoids pesticides get bees hooked and eventually harm their proliferation.

Hair Loss Solution: Beehive Compound Propolis

By Casey Morada - Dec 13, 2014 09:22 PM EST

A substance from honeybee hives called propolis, which bees use to repair their hives, can very well be the answer to hair loss. A new study conducted in Japan found that propolis can boost hair growth.

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