Why Fruit Trees Drop Unripe Fruit—and When It’s Cause for Concern

If you've ever tried to grow a fruit tree, then you know the dedication it takes. So it's only natural to feel concerned when ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In the House of the Bees, Rival Queens Fight to the Death. But See How a Beehive Operates More Like a Democracy

A beehive operates more like a democracy than a monarchy. In fact, US bee researcher Thomas D. Seeley describes a colony’s social structure as a ‘bee democracy’, where many decisions are made ...
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Former teacher swaps classroom for the farm, tastes success with rare rainbow corn

Reshma manages her green sanctuary, named Edens Field, on her compact five-cent home plot. Every available space, from the balcony to the terrace, is draped in lush greenery.

My tomato plants were dropping flowers — then I tried this 2-second pollination hack

Struggling with blossom drop? Discover how tomato tapping and buzz pollination release pollen to save your flowers and double ...

New insights into how DNA, the body's instruction manual for life, is regulated

Scientists at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center have uncovered new insights into how cells regulate DNA methylation, a ...

Bee brains reveal how colonies divide work without central planning

What determines which tasks bees perform in their colony? Biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the ...
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Penicillin Production through Deep-tank Fermentation

During World War II, the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom approached the largest U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical companies to enlist them in the race to mass produce penicillin ...