'Murdersquishing' Them To Death: How Little Bees Take On Enormous Hornets
They are small. They are weak. They are vulnerable. But these little bees take on a humongous predator in the most ingenious way.
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Colorado Tries Hard To Convince Teens That Pot Is Bad For You
Do you want to be a lab rat? That's what teenagers are doing when they smoke marijuana, the state of Colorado says. But since hard evidence of marijuana's harms is scanty, it may be a tough sell.
Illegal Loggers Suspected In Death Of Peruvian Activist
Geographer David Salisbury talks about his friend Edwin Chota, a Peruvian activist who advocated that land being illegally logged should be given to indigenous groups. Chota was murdered on Sept. 1.
A Coastal Paradise Confronts Its Watery Future
With rising seas, cities like Satellite Beach, Fla., are debating options: defend the shoreline to avoid destruction, or retreat, withdrawing homes and businesses from the water's edge.
Sweet: Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme Pump Up Pledge On Palm Oil
Two major doughnut chains have bowed to consumer pressure to better police their palm oil purchases. Environmentalists say it's a win for consumers, trees and animals.
Killing Comes Naturally To Chimps, Scientists Say
A new study bolsters the theory that chimpanzees kill rivals as an adaptation to their natural environment and not as a result of human impact.
Top Scientists Suggest A Few Fixes For Medical Funding Crisis
The answer, this time, isn't simply more cash, says Dr. Harold Varmus, director of the National Cancer Institute. Instead, changing the way research money is distributed might fix systemic problems.
Diet Soda May Alter Our Gut Microbes And Raise The Risk Of Diabetes
There's a new wrinkle to the old debate over diet soda: Artificial sweeteners may alter our microbiomes. And for some, this may raise blood sugar levels and set the stage for diabetes.
Europe's Family Tree Gets A New Branch
Genetic evidence from ancient humans and modern people suggests that travelers from northern Eurasia moved south several thousand years ago. They stuck around to have kids with early European farmers.
Key Brain Connection Slow To Develop In Kids With ADHD
A network in the brain that helps control daydreaming seem to be slower to develop in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.