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A species that transports the spermatia of red algae is the first known instance of an animal facilitating fertilization in this ancient photosynthetic lineage.

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Climate Change Linked to Drop in Bumble Bee Numbers: Study

Ecuadorian Cactus Absorbs Ultrasound, Enticing Bats to Flowers

Celebrated Brazilian Bee Scientist Warwick Kerr Dies

Fossilized Beetle Is Earliest Evidence of Insect Pollinator

Bees’ Molecular Responses to Neonicotinoids Determined

Image of the Day: Flower in a Mushroom Suit

Germany Sees Drastic Decrease in Insects

Bees Live the City Life in Detroit

Field Studies Confirm Neonicotinoids’ Harm to Bees

Restoring a Native Island Habitat

To Attract Pollinators, Flower Mimics Wounded Bee

The Flower Sense of Hawkmoths

Bumblebees Pick Infected Tomato Plants

Bumblebees’ Electric Sense

Hydropowered Pollen

Study: Pesticides Harm Bees

Wild Bees Catch Honeybee Disease

Biodiversity = More (and Better) Coffee

New Suspect in Bee Colony Collapse

Loss of Bees Bad for Plants

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Universe 25 Experiment

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ALS Disturbs Sleep Prior to Symptom Onset

A brown-shelled snail with green and white striped eye stalks on the petals of a yellow tiger lily.

How Tiny Organisms Control Minds, Create Zombies, and Shape Ecosystems

A spiral fossil with a snail-like shell.

Aerobic Bacteria May Predate Earth’s Oxygen Boom

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The Future of CRISPR

The Future of CRISPR

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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April 1, 2025, Issue 1

Bunsen Burners and Bad Hair Days

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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PFAS: The Forever Chemicals

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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Comparing Analytical Solutions for High-Throughput Drug Discovery

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