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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Case of the Vanishing Honeybees

The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees

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In the past decade, the US honeybee population has been decreasing at an alarming and unprecedented rate.

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But why?

Emma Bryce offers some explanations in the TED-Ed Lesson The case of the vanishing honeybees.

Animation by Lillian Chan

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One Solution?
Plant Flowers!

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In Marla Spivak’s TED Talk Why bees are disappearing, she reminds us that when bees have access to good nutrition, we have access to good nutrition through their pollination services.

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So get out there and plant some bee-friendly flowers!

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Love the Earth, and the Earth will love you back!

Happy Earth Always!

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Counting down to Earth Day 2018!

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The Death of Bees Explained

Parasites, Poison and Humans

In 2015 the bees are still dying in masses. Which at first seems not very important until you realize that one third of all food humans consume would disappear with them. Millions could starve. The foes bees face are truly horrifying – some are a direct consequence of human greed. We need to help our small buzzing friends or we will face extremely unpleasant consequences.

Check out THE NOVA PROJECT:

www.nova.org.au

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Videos, explaining things. Like evolution, time, space, global energy or our existence in this strange universe. We are a team of designers, journalists and musicians who want to make science look beautiful. Because it is beautiful.

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