About 10 years ago, the news was packed with reports about something called colony collapse disorder — a mysterious phenomenon that involved the disappearance of enormous numbers of bees. Then, the news... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 6 months 1 week ago • 519 views • 3:30

Honeybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade antibiotic.

posted by newtboy 1 year 9 months 1 week ago • 118 views • 2:54

YouTube description: We look at some super rare anatomical models at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Featuring Bethany Palumbo from The Oxford University Museum of Natural History... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 400 views • 6:02

YouTube description: From bee sting to cobra bites, we measure the deadliest substance known to mankind and see how much it takes to kill a person. Everything from the top 10 deadliest substance, most... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 2 weeks ago • 2,393 views • 3:24

Via YouTube: A new study led by the U.K.’s Queen Mary University has found that even relatively simple animals like bumblebees can teach other how to perform somewhat complex tasks such as pulling a... continue reading

posted by Gratefulmom 3 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 593 views • 1:11

Yay Bees! Just don't come buzzin' around yours truly if you please. YouTube: Most flowering plants are more than willing to spread their pollen around. But some flowers hold out for just the right partner.... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 3 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 447 views • 3:49

"Do you even know what superdelegates are?" YouTube: Shadowy, unaccountable threats to the democratic process or, you know, kind of the opposite?

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 3 months ago • 404 views • 6:08

YouTube Description: Jellyfish don’t have a heart, or blood, or even a brain. They’ve survived five mass extinctions. And you can find them in every ocean, from pole to pole. What’s their secret?... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months ago • 165 views • 2:56

Takes one to know one!

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years ago • 16 views • 3:59

We won't go extinct, but life will suck.

posted by messenger 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 434 views • 3:32

Nature's biochemistry at its creepiest!

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 301 views • 6:35

YouTube Description: Hank shares the latest developments in science, this week demystifying three freaky things in nature: the polar vortex, why some bugs are infertile, and how a chain can appear to defy... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 288 views • 4:46