Mammary gland mysteries, solved

The way cells communicate with each other depends on more than just their genes

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Cartoon by Armin Mortazavi

Plants: Amazing phyto-pharmacies

Read the full article for the Gairdner Foundation (via Science Creative Quarterly)

Honey bees are struggling with their own pandemic

Read the story at Scientific American

Are honey bee researchers really corrupted by industry dollars?

Wannabe whistleblowers believe that funding from the agrochemical industry invalidates research, but this view is overblown.

Chasing fireweed

Fireweed offers a premium, late-season nectar flow for beekeepers who can handle its unpredictability

Even beekeeping isn’t immune to COVID-19

Uncertainty over the supply of packages and queens to Canada should make us re-evaluate the sustainability of beekeeping

The surprisingly sophisticated ways that honey bees fight disease

Honey bees can’t socially distance. Here’s what they do instead.

Hole-punching bumble bees urge plants to flower faster

A newly described leaf-biting behavior could help bumble bees mitigate the effects of climate change