The Science about Hummingbirds has to be rewritten according to a new study. The tongue of the Hummingbird works like a pump. It is not just licking nectar. The tiny fast moving bird has invented a...
Changes in the weather have led to climatic extremes of heat and cold. The earth’s biosphere is being negatively affected by this rapid denudation of Nature. Several populations of animals and plants...
Wasps happen to be maligned insects as opposed to their more useful cousins, the bees. But these stinging creatures are up to more than meets the eye. They comprise 100,000 species. And the varieties...
Researchers recently found how pollens and nectar play a role in the flight dynamics of bumblebees. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences show the effect on...
A recent study published on Thursday declares Bumblebees are losing their sense of direction due to climate changes. According to the study losing their sense of direction leads to a decrease in the...
A recent study published on Thursday declares Bumblebees are losing their sense of direction due to climate changes. According to the study losing their sense of direction leads to a decrease in the...
Extensive studies were carried out in Sweden on the effects of neonicotinoids on bees. The results spoke volumes about the deleterious effects of these pesticides on bee populations. Two papers got...
At last week’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, wearable technology was supposedly the hottest new thing. A wide array of companies introduced headsets, activity monitors and...
The previous summer an experiment took place at Harvard that was to have long-lasting consequences. A very minute robotic insect was invented that hovered in the air via its minuscule wings and...