Bees using secret trick to make plants flower, leaving scientists baffled
Bees biting plants, making them flower up to a month earlier than they usually would, could be a result of global warming.
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NASA Finds Strange Alien Planet Hiding Outside Our Solar System
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Genetic Code That Turns Animals Monogamous Identified By Scientists
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European Parliament Votes to Ban Single-Use Plastics in Bid to Tackle Pollution
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Abstract marks made in ochre 73,000 years ago provide unique insight into minds of our distant ancestors.
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