How The Streisand Effect Makes The Information People Want Hidden More Popular
Today in 2003, the filing of a lawsuit that led to a fascinating and significant phenomenon here in the Information Age: it’s known as the Streisand Effect.
Researchers Added QR Codes To Bees To Figure Out What They Did All Day
We’re learning more about how bees do what they do, and it’s thanks to a new study from Penn State that used bee-friendly QR codes.
All Work And No Play Makes A Dull Bumblebee
This is maybe the most adorable scientific study of the year: researchers have been testing whether bumblebees like to play with toys… and they do!
The United Nations Is Home To The World’s Countries, And Bees
It's United Nations Day, and UN headquarters in New York City is a pretty interesting place if you like geopolitics, world history or beekeeping. Here's a closer look at the UN's own beehives.
The Inventor Of Fettuccine Alfredo Was – No Surprise – A Guy Named Alfredo
It's National Pasta Day, and here’s a pasta fact that you might have guessed: Fettucine Alfredo comes from an actual guy named Alfredo.
Fruit Flies Make Up Customized Songs To Impress Potential Mates
Research from 2018 at Princeton University found that male fruit flies use their wings to improvise musical sounds to win the attention of females. I just wish they didn't try to do all of it in my house.
The Guy Who Climbed Mount Hood To Drop Off A Morning Paper For His Friends
Today in 1947, two men who had climbed Oregon's Mount Hood and stayed overnight woke up to find a surprise: a quart of milk and the morning newspaper. Who would climb a mountain just to leave those items?
Smart Tech Can Help Beekeepers Protect Their Hives
An engineer and beekeeper in New England has developed a system using radar and vibrational sensors to detect when a hive is being robbed by a rival colony, or when some of the bees are about to leave and start their own colony. That should create a buzz among beekepers!
Robots And Soap Bubbles Might Help Pollinate Crops
Bees are running into a lot of challenges lately, and while there are efforts to help the bees get their buzz back, scientists are testing out systems that might give us other ways to pollinate.
Bees Doing It For Themselves
There are lots of human efforts to help bees out, but there’s also some new research out that says bees help themselves by taking steps to get plants to flower earlier than usual.