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Company asks US government to release army of sterile male mosquitoes to lower number of illness-spreading bugsGoogle wants to “stop bad bugs with good bugs”, and it’s not talking about…
June 1, 2026
· 1 min read
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She had a passion for butterflies and would seek out rare ones, yet this was used against her by violent, money-grabbing husband. Now this pioneering naturalist’s story has been translated…
June 1, 2026
· 1 min read
In the book "Bitter Honey," writer and researcher Jennie Durant explores how industrial agriculture is destroying bees — and what can be done to stop them.
May 31, 2026
· 1 min read
Medical research
The insect may learn to associate the chemical Deet with a ‘blood meal’, researchers sayIt is a spray used worldwide to protect humans from mosquito bites, but now research suggests…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Bees
‘Floral buzzing’, the vibrations bees use to shake pollen loose from flowers, takes more energy than previously thoughtBees use as much energy collecting pollen through “floral buzzing” as they do…
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read