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Low-THC cannabis attracts a vast array of bee types gathering food for larvae FEED THE BEES Cannabis depends upon wind for pollination, but it ends up bees are raiding male flowers (revealed) in hemp fields to forage for pollen for babyfood. < p property="rnews: articlebody schema: articleBody"> VANCOUVER– Fields of …

Envision cells that can move through your brain, searching down cancer and destroying it before they themselves vanish without a trace. Researchers have just accomplished that in mice, producing personalized tumor-homing cells from adult skin cells that can shrink brain tumors to 2% to 5% of their original size. the …

The flexibility of wombats’ intestinal tracts helps to form their distinct poops WOMBAT SCAT Wombats are stout marsupials, native to Australia. They utilize their cubelike droppings to mark their area. Of all the poops on the planet, just wombats ‘are shaped like cubes. The varied flexibility of the wombat’s intestines …

The collapse in bee populations can be reversed if nations adopt a brand-new farmer-friendly strategy, the designer of a new masterplan for pollinators will tell the UN biodiversity conference today. Stefanie Christmann of the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas will provide the results of a new study …

The Inca system of composing in khipus, or knotted cords© The Trustees of the British Museum © The Trustees of the British Museum By Daniel Cossins THE Incas left no doubt that theirs was a sophisticated, technically savvy civilisation. At its height in the 15th century, it was the largest …

“If you think of less, less will be what you undoubtedly should have,”Debbie Millman counseled in among the very best commencement speeches ever offered, urging: “Do what you like, and don’t stop till you get what you enjoy. Work as tough as you can, think of vastness …” Far from …

The cat tongue is covered in sharp, rear-facing spines called papillae, the precise function of which is a mystery. In a combined experimental and theoretical study, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology explored how cats groom fur using these fine structures. Dr. Noel and Dr. Hu discover structures on …

Levels of exposure to outdoor air pollution among children with intellectual disabilities are significantly higher than those of children without intellectual disabilities, according to a study carried out by Lancaster University researchers. Exposure to outdoor air pollution may be one of the pathways that contribute to the health inequities experienced …

A new study, published in the journal Cell Reports, shows improvements in overall health and brain health, as well as learning and memory in lab mice that were fed an unrestricted low-protein, high-carbohydrate diet. Calorie restriction (CR) and low-protein, high-carbohydrate (LPHC) diets improve cardiometabolic health in mice. Wahl et al …

New research from Brown University reinforces the idea that grooves crisscrossing the surface of Phobos, the larger of the two Martian moons, were made by rolling boulders blasted free from a huge asteroid impact. Martian moon Phobos. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona. Phobos’ grooves, which are …