Biology
Honeybees - 'warriors' protecting crops from elephants' destruction
A study published in the journal 'Conservation Science and Practice' found that keeping honeybees on fences around small farms in Kenya helped deter crop-destroying elep…
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Biology
Discovering a 10-storey honeycomb as big as a house, the villagers took it down to register a Guinness record
If you think that a honeycomb is only as big as a hand, you are wrong, this super hive must use an industrial crane to remove it.
Biology
30,000 honey bees nest in the house wall
A beekeeper is called in to rescue a nest of honey bees that live in a residential wall in Lancashire.
Archeology
Found honeycomb 3,000 years old in Israel
Recent archaeologists working in northern Israel have discovered the vivid evidence of the ancient beekeeping industry including beeswax, bees and what is called the
Space science
First discovered the planet in the constellation
Pr0201-b and Pr0211-b, the names of two new planets found, about 550 light-years from the Earth and belonging to the constellation Cancer.
Space science
Detects two gas planets orbiting the star
The US space agency (NASA) on September 14 said scientists have for the first time found evidence that planets can form and exist around stars similar to the face. Heave…
Biology
The people hunted 10-storey beehive in the Nghe An-Lao border
In the last days of October, people hunting bees in Nam Hung commune, Nam Dan district hunted a giant honeycomb, weighing over 20kg.
Biology
70,000 hives in the trunk reveal after hurricanes
Officials at the University of Richmond, Virginia, took part in rescuing nearly 70,000 bees after a tornado on Sept. 17 plunged large trunks near the school yard, accord…
Biology
Lack of honey bees, crop yields in many countries are threatened
When comparing the number of beehives with bee pollination demand in 41 European countries during 2005-2010, scientists found that the number of honey bees cannot meet t…
Biology
The biggest honeycomb in the world shows up
With a length of 7m, a honeycomb nest in the middle of the Atlantic can fill a room. People discovered giant hornets - 7m long - on Spain's island of Tenerife, Stuff rep…
Biology
Living 'loose' to avoid extinction?
The latest study by entomologists shows that the secret of big beehives is that their queen is not faithful, 'life in life' with a single mate. The more the queen bee ha…
Biology
The mystery of the massive disappearance of bees in America
The beekeepers in the US are showing great concern. Since October 2006, beekeepers in 22 states have recorded a sharp drop in the number of bees in the nest. More than 3…
Animal world
Beehive blocks elephant path to destroy plants
The fence made of interlinked honeycomb significantly reduced the devastating crop of elephants, Oxford University scientists said.
Medicine - Health
Deadly mystery of honeycomb super coal
Just light a fire on a sheet of paper, you can also get a fire-burning beehive. Moreover, the cooking time is up to nearly 4 hours, compared with 2-3 hours of regular ho…