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  • Who’s Up for Some Killer Bee Beer?

    Who’s Up for Some Killer Bee Beer?

    If you’re looking for booze with an extra bit of buzz, you’re in luck. Microbiologists in the U.K. have just created beer using yeast sourced from the guts of Africanized honey bees, a.k.a. killer bees. The bee beer was brewed by researchers from Cardiff University. They were visiting Namibia, located in southwest Africa, as a…


  • Researchers Could Lure Murder Hornets to Their Deaths with Sex

    Researchers Could Lure Murder Hornets to Their Deaths with Sex

    Birds do it, bees do it — even the wasps that kill bees do it. A clever team of scientists now has an idea to use the Asian giant hornets’ horniness against them, in hopes of stopping the invasive species from decimating U.S. bee populations. They’ve identified the sex pheromones of the queen and propose…