Bees
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Environment
Environment NetherlandsBees and Butterflies Now Live on Bus Stops (yes, Bus Stops!)
As part of its global green plan, the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands has decided to add a multitasking succulent plant on the roof of 316 of its bus stops, turning them into, among other things, new habitats for bees and butterflies.
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Animals
Animals SingaporeScientists Created a Map With All the Bee Species (There Are a Lot!)
For the first time, researchers in Singapore and China have successfully mapped the distribution of all 20,000 bee species on earth, thus contributing to the survival of the pollinating insect essential to our ecosystems.
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Technology
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Technology
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Environment
Environment PakistanTree Planting in This Forest Has Led to a Sweet Surprise: More Honey Production!
Pakistan began planting millions of trees in its Changa Manga forest five years ago, and they are now facing a bonus consequence of their hard work: growing the trees has led the local bee population and honey production to thrive!
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Animals
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Environment
Environment MalawiForest Protected by Bees (Yes, Bees!), as They Chase Loggers Away
Communities in Malawi are acquiring beehives to scare away loggers and rejuvenate trees in their local forests, after realizing that communities where beekeeping is practiced is significantly less prone to deforestation.
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Twibber Stories
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Environment
EnvironmentInsects and Plants Love “New” Forests Just as Much as Old Ones
Hope for bees and company: A study in China found little difference in biodiversity between replanted, naturally re-grown and undisturbed forests, showing an opportunity to effectively curb climate change through a global regrowth of trees.