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In 2010, researchers revealed that honeybees identify human faces by processing facial features in much the same way people do. Years later, the discovery became an inspiration for developing advanced automatic facial recognition technologyHoneybees learned to identify face-like patterns by observing feature arrangements. Researchers discovered bees focused on relative positio...
In 2012, scientists from Arizona and Norway revealed that honeybees can rejuvenate aging brains. Years later, it advanced efforts to slow age-related cognitive decline in humansBrain aging research: Older honeybees showed renewed learning abilities after changing social roles. Scientists observed significant molecu...
In 2013, Croatian scientists trained honeybees with TNT-laced sugar syrup. Years later, it helped restore mine-contaminated landscapes by detecting hidden explosivesHoneybees trained to detect explosives: Researchers are training honeybees to detect explosives using their keen sense of smell. Drones and...
Play that funky AI-generated musicThe music industry is currently confronting a significant challenge due to the rise of AI-generated music, which is increasingly infiltrati...
Scientists use AI to create viruses that don’t exist in nature for the first timeScientists have designed and created new viruses using artificial intelligence. These AI-designed bacteriophages successfully replicated an...
Employee spent 2 weeks training a new hire. Then she overheard a phone call that changed everything. ‘I’m still shaking.’A dedicated dental office administrator learned of her impending termination. The employee discovered this after training her own replaceme...
CWG gold medallist para athlete Dilip Gavit aims to set world records in 100m & 400mFresh from winning the 100m gold with a Games record on his Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow, para sprinter Dilip Gavit has set his sigh...
No rodents in California vineyards? Barn owls point to a new future for American farming as ‘fear effect’ cuts pests by up to 52% without poisonCould barn owls offer a new future for farming in America? New research in California vineyards found that areas with more active barn owls...
Lack of proper training in credit monitoring among reasons for frauds: CVC to banksThe Central Vigilance Commission has advised banks on training to prevent frauds. Lack of proper credit appraisal and monitoring is identif...
Meet Monica Barbaro: The Spider-Man actor Andrew Garfield’s rumoured girlfriend, the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and Oscar-nominated star making headlines in HollywoodMonica Barbaro is an Oscar-nominated actress best known forTop Gun: Maverick, Netflix’sFUBARand her acclaimed portrayal of Joan Baez inA Co...
Thousands of bees attacked a mother and her 2-year-old son in Scotland, stinging them 150 times each as toddler reportedly began vomiting bees during terrifying attackA mother and her 2-year-old son were reportedly stung more than 150 times each after thousands of bees swarmed them in Scotland, with the t...
9,000 kmph: SpaceX junk is about to punch a hole in the Moon. Why scientists are happyA piece of SpaceX rocket debris is set to crash into the Moon at nearly 9,000 kmph. Here's why scientists are interested in the impact and ...
A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moonA SpaceX rocket upper stage will crash into the moon on Wednesday. This event will create a crater and eject dust and rubble into space. Sc...
Researchers trained 182 pet dog teams to find spotted lanternfly egg masses; successful teams later detected live egg masses 92% of the timeA new study shows pet dogs can detect invasive spotted lanternfly egg masses. Researchers trained 182 dog-owner teams to identify these hid...
Bees changed their behavior quietly as millions of Americans struggled with some of the hottest temperatures and record heat dome; this simple insect prepared for a storm humans did not see comingA powerful heat dome in July 2026 stressed honeybee colonies across America. Bees exhibit advanced environmental sensing, adjusting behavio...
1,700 years buried and forgotten: Archaeologists find thousands of coins stashed in clay jars under an ancient French homeArchaeologists in France just pulled out over 40,000 ancient coins from three clay pots hidden under someone's living room floor. And the s...
A spoonful of this daily fiber mixed into your breakfast may help reduce knee pain, new study findsUniversity of Nottingham scientists discovered inulin fibre may ease knee pain. This dietary fibre, found in onions and bananas, showed pro...
No boss, no meetings, yet every bee knows exactly what to do. German scientists reveal how bees stay organised without managersGerman scientists have identified a gene that governs task allocation within bee colonies. This gene, doublesex, controls neural circuits r...
'Honey helps wounds, burns to heal faster': Study finds that it has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory propertiesHoney Wound Healing Properties: Honey has healed wounds since ancient Egypt. Studies now confirm its anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory p...
Brazilian scientist who defied a dictatorship bought 63 African queen bees in 1956; a year later, 26 escaped and became one of America's most notorious invasive insectsTwenty-six African queen honey bees escaped a Brazilian apiary in 1957, beginning a continental spread. These bees, known as Africanized ho...