309 articles from WEDNESDAY 13.1.2021

Citizen Scientists Help Create 3D Map of Cosmic Neighborhood

Portal origin URL: Citizen Scientists Help Create 3D Map of Cosmic NeighborhoodPortal origin nid: 467557Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - 16:25Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Is our solar system located in a typical Milky Way neighborhood? Scientists have gotten closer to answering this question.Portal image: brown...

Shedding light on the secret reproductive lives of honey bees

Honey bee health has been on the decline for two decades, with U.S. and Canadian beekeepers now losing about 25 to 40% of their colonies annually. And queen bees are failing faster than they have in the past in their ability to reproduce. The reason has been a mystery, but researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of British Columbia are finding answers.