News articles tagged with 'colonies'
Study finds higher pathogen loads in collapsed honeybee colonies
— 14 Aug 2009 13:21 | HealthHoneybees in colonies affected by colony collapse disorder (CCD) have higher levels of pathogens and are co-infected with a greater number of pathogens than their non-CCD counterparts,... — full story
Bee-killing parasite genome sequenced
— 5 Jun 2009 16:45 | BiologyAgricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have sequenced the genome of a parasite that can kill honey bees. Nosema ceranae is one of many pathogens suspected of contributing to... — full story
Temporary infidelity may contribute to the stability of ancient relationships
— 1 Jun 2009 17:01 | BiologyFungus-farming ants have cultivated the same fungal crops for 50 million years. Each young ant queen carries a bit of fungus garden with her when she flies away to mate and establish... — full story
When industrious ants go too far
— 30 Apr 2009 13:28 | BiologyNature is full of mutually beneficial arrangements between organisms - like the relationship between flowering plants and their bee pollinators. But sometimes these blissful relationships... — full story
Scientists discover 'dancing' algae
— 20 Apr 2009 15:44 | BiologyScientists at the Cambridge University have discovered that freshwater algae can form stable groupings in which they dance around each other, miraculously held together only by the... — full story
Birds do it, bees do it; termites don't, necessarily
— 26 Mar 2009 18:00 | BiologyScientists at North Carolina State University and three universities in Japan have shown for the first time that it is possible for certain female termite 'primary queens' to reproduce... — full story
Queen's scientists find new way to battle MRSA
— 25 Mar 2009 14:26 | HealthExperts from Queen's University Belfast have developed new agents to fight MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections that are resistant to antibiotics. The fluids are a class of ionic... — full story
Gene decides whether coral relative will fuse or fight
— 20 Mar 2009 12:00 | BiologyWhen coral colonies meet one another on the reef, they have two options: merge into a single colony or reject each other and aggressively compete for space. Now, a report in the 19th... — full story
How Volvox got its groove
— 20 Feb 2009 14:20 | BiologySome algae have been hanging together rather than going it alone much longer than previously thought, according to new research. Ancestors of Volvox algae made the transition from being... — full story
Changing ocean conditions turning penguins into long-distance commuters
— 13 Feb 2009 09:20 | EnvironmentImagine you live in the suburbs of Chicago and you must commute hundreds of miles to a job in Iowa just to put food on the table. Magellanic penguins living on the Atlantic coast of... — full story