Lead released in Notre Dame Cathedral fire detected in Parisian honey

Elevated levels of lead have been found in samples of honey from hives downwind of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire, collected three months after the April 2019 blaze.

Bees’ buzz is more powerful for pollination, than for defense or flight

Buzzing by bees during flower pollination is significantly more powerful than that used for defense or flight, according to a new study.

About 94 per cent of wild bee and native plant species networks lost

Climate change and an increase in disturbed bee habitats from expanding agriculture and development in northeastern North America over the last 30 years are likely responsible for a 94 per cent loss of plant-pollinator networks, researchers found. The researchers looked at plant-pollinator networks from 125 years ago through present day.

Wild Bison Are Returning to England’s Forests For First Time in 6,000 Years

Kent Wildlife Trust is planning a reintroduction of European bison back into England after centuries restoring a West Blean ancient woods in Kent.

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‘Jewel of nature’: Scientists fight to save a glittering green bee after the summer fires

Last summer’s catastrophic bushfires significantly increased the risk of local extinctions of this magnificent species

‘Jewel of nature’: Scientists fight to save a glittering green bee after the summer fires

Last summer’s catastrophic bushfires significantly increased the risk of local extinctions of this magnificent species

For the 1st time, a visible light explosion from a black hole merger

In recent years, black hole mergers in our universe have been detected via ripples in spacetime known as gravitational waves. Now, for the first time, astronomers believe they’ve observed visible light from a black hole merger, in a peculiar 3-black-hole system.

More ecosystem engineers create stability, preventing extinctions

(Santa Fe Institute) Biological builders like beavers, elephants, and shipworms re-engineer their environments. How this affects their ecological network is the subject of new research, which finds that increasing the number of “ecosystem engineers” stabilizes the entire network against extinctions.

Alarming long-term effects of insecticides weaken ant colonies

Scientists have shown how even low doses of neonicotinoid insecticides, as they may realistically occur in contaminated soils, adversely affect the development of black garden ants (Lasius niger). This study highlights the need to overthink current deployment and management of chemical pest control for more sustainable agriculture.

Researchers look for answers as to why western bumblebees are declining

(University of Wyoming) The decline of the Western bumblebee is likely not limited to one culprit but, instead, due to several factors that interact such as pesticides, pathogens, climate change and habitat loss.