FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 21 - Caught on Camera

From bees doing maths to fish driving cars: teaching animals irrelevant skills can help unlock the secrets of cognition – podcast

Scientists can get animals to do the strangest things. They’ve taught goldfish to drive cars, primates to perform calculations with Arabic numerals and giraffes to do statistical reasoning. But what’s the point?

The Conversation · Aug 14, 2025

Boars, Butterflies or Bees? Competition opens to name NRL’s new PNG team

The NRL’s Papua New Guinea franchise has launched an international call-out for team name suggestions, giving fans two weeks to come up with ideas

The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2025

All the buzz: US dog helps researchers identify bacteria that harms honeybees

Maple, a springer spaniel, is part of a project at a Michigan university focused on risk factors affecting the bees’ health

The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025

Beekeeper vigilante unleashed dozens of her creatures on cops to try and stop eviction, officials say

Several officers were stung and one had to be hospitalized

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

A toxicologist’s guide to poison ivy’s itch and bee stings’ burning pain – 2 examples of nature’s chemical warfare

Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals.

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2025

French court to rule on agriculture law that poses threat to bees and nature

France’s top court will rule on Thursday whether to approve a controversial law that could bring back a banned pesticide. More than two million people have signed a petition calling for the legislation to be scrapped, while doctors, scientists and environmental groups have raised serious health concerns.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 6, 2025

Gardeners urged to collaborate to help moths and hover flies thrive in cities

Researchers found moths and hover flies are more negatively affected by urbanisation than bees

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025

Brentford Season Preview 2025/26: Can the Bees survive losing the spine of their side?

Your Brentford Season Preview 2025/26 looks at why the West Londoners are in for a tough time - but why hope may still be high for another season defying odds

FourFourTwo · Aug 5, 2025

Rwanda Bees Being Wiped Out By Pesticides

The use of pesticides in East Africa, some sold by European firms despite being banned in the EU, is killing off bees in large numbers and threatening whole eco-systems, scientists say.

International Business Times · Aug 4, 2025

How to deter sweat bees – 3 methods a pest control expert swears by to keep these stinging insects away from your yard

Use these simple techniques to keep your garden parties sweat bee-free

Homes & Gardens · Aug 4, 2025