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Experience the world from a bee's perspective

A multi-sensory exhibition by artist Wolfgang Buttress allows us to experience the world as a bee and imagine the devastation of our planet without them

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Experience the world from a bee's perspective

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Rising temperatures are cooking bumblebee nests and killing larvae

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FGDCKA Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) adult female queen and workers, in nest, Powys, Wales, July

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These stunning close-up photos offer a window onto the world of bees

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Title: Bees from World Museum's Entomology collection - Orchid bee Euglossa sp. (Male) North/South America Caption: Orchid bee Euglossa sp. (Male) North/South America - Bee specimen from World Museum's Entomology collection Credit: ? Pete Carr Photography

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Sleeping bumblebees can survive underwater for a week

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Bees miss out on sleep if they are exposed to light at night

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Wild bees are rapidly shrinking due to global warming

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Wild bees are rapidly shrinking due to global warming

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Cutting pesticide use on farms doubles abundance of wild pollinators

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A honey bee visits a white sage plant. Researchers have shown that pollination by honey bees, which are not native to the Americas, produces offspring of considerably inferior quality (lower fitness) than offspring resulting from native pollinators.

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Plants pollinated by non-native honeybees are less likely to survive

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Genetically engineered gut bacterium could protect bees from parasite

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Genetically engineered gut bacterium could protect bees from parasite

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A bee with the sensor attached

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Tiny backpack for bees can track their position and temperature

A sensor around a millimetre in size has been tested to monitor a honeybee flying around some flowers. It could also work for medical monitoring inside a person's body

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Electromagnetic fields from power lines are messing with honeybees

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The spiky shape of sunflower pollen may clear bee guts of parasite

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A green orchid bee

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Male orchid bees craft unique perfumes from flowers – now we know why

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Honeybees benefit from strips of native plants embedded in farmland

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