Picture shows Tobin Hammer, undated. He has made headlines numerous times for his remarkable research efforts but also due to his straightforwardness regarding today's most urgent environmental issues. (Steve Zylius/UC Irvine, NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image of hives, undated. An apiarist who manages two million honeybees has said humans should take the social insects' demeanour and interaction as an example. (Thomas Hochwarter, NewsX/Bee)
We Can Learn A Lot From ‘Non-Egoist’ Bees, Austrian Apiarist Says
Illustrative image of a beekeeper doing a hive inspection, undated. The debris accumulated in city-centre hives could help to find out more about urban microorganisms, according to researchers in New York City. (NewsX/Bee)
Hive Debris Check Could Help Keeping Bees And Humans Healthy
Picture shows a honey bee waggle dancing (bee in center), undated. The waggle dance performed by honeybees to pass on vital information is part of their social learning portfolio, research by scientists in the United States has found. (Heather Broccard Bell, NewsX/Bee)
Honeybee Waggle Dance Found To Be A Social Learning Skill
The bee's optomotor response is tested by showing videos of horizontally moving vertical bars to her on two screens, creating the illusion of optic flow in undated photo. Researchers in the United Kingdom have used an insect version of the straight-line walking challenge to show for the first time that insecticides damage the nervous system of honeybees. (RH Parkinson, C Fecher, and JR Gray, NewsX/Bee)
Oxford Study Confirms Pesticides’ Harmful Impact On Bees
Illustrative image shows honey in jar, undated. (NewsX/Bee)