Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now
THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — Spring has finally arrived in the Southern Hemisphere and, in Chile, even the desert is…
Bumblebees May Self-Medicate when Their Colony Faces Fungal Pathogen
In a new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) exposed to…
Moths Can Smell With Their Wings, Researchers Say
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology have found that moth wings are equipped with odor-detecting…
Ginseng adulteration remains a significant concern
The new publication summarizes information on the authenticity of 910 commercial ginseng products reported in 48 peer-reviewed publications.…
Jeff Koons’ horse-dinosaur sculpture installation begins at LACMA
Jeff Koons stood atop a construction lift and planted a small, silvery gray dudleya succulent on the nose…
Oligocene-Period Fossils Provide Evidence of Pollination Interaction between Flowers and Bumblebees
Paleontologists have screened 24-million-year-old fossil flowers and bees from the Late Oligocene of Enspel, Germany, and identified a…