Artificial light found to disrupt the circadian cycle of honey bees
In an emerging red flag for the digital era, sleep experts have warned us to avoid screen time in bed, sounding the alarm that light emitted from phones and other electronic devices can disrupt our sleep patterns.
Study finds artificial light at night disrupting honey bee sleep cycles
The issue has serious implications as disruption to pollinators' body clocks harms "vital" ecosystems, according to scientists. The post Study finds artificial light at night disrupting honey bee sleep cycles appeared first on Talker.
Buzzkill: The Alarming Impact of Light Pollution on Honey Bee Health
Researchers at UC San Diego discovered that artificial light significantly disrupts the circadian rhythms of honey bees, which affects their health and essential pollination activities. Honey bees, key to ecosystem stability and global food security,
Light Pollution May Be Keeping Honey Bees Up at Night
Honey bees prefer to sleep in the dark recesses of their hive, but on hot nights they will instead sleep outside. As the planet heats up, nights are warming faster than days, meaning honey bees could soon be spending more evenings outdoors,
Light pollution ‘keeping bees awake and ruining their love lives’, study finds
Light pollution is making bees sleep-deprived and harming their mating waggle dance, a study has found. Artificial light from vehicles, street lights, road signs and ­other sources is seeping into the natural world and increasingly disrupting the lives of animals.
What’s really in your honey? The sticky truth behind adulteration
Think that golden drizzle on your porridge is the last bastion of purity? Think again. DNA tests show that more than 90 per ...
Well-lit cities keeping bees awake and ruining their love life, claims study
Light pollution is making bees sleep-deprived and harming their mating waggle dance, a study has found. Artificial light from ...
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These Bees Hustle to Put Food on the Table
You know honeybees make honey, but did you know they make bread too? And four other types of bees are also dedicated chefs!
Making farming better for bees: Can we breed crops that produce more nectar and pollen?
Where once there were vast areas of forest and other natural habitats, farmland now covers much of Earth—including 70% of the ...
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Pollination innovation: a local company’s solutions to decline in bees
Bee-Tech Group is transforming South African agriculture with pollination technologies that boost crop yields and enhance ...
Manuka Honey Has the Potential to Reduce Breast Cancer Tumor Growth, According to a New Study
UCLA researchers found that the honey caused an 84% tumor growth reduction without negatively impacting healthy cells.
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Cars Are Unwittingly Killing Millions of Bees Every Day, Scientists Reveal
Apart from pollution, pesticides, and deforestation, cars are also now found to be killing bees in large numbers.