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Across the country, colonies of honeybees are disappearing. Current research implicates a commonly-used insecticide. (Photo credit: B.A.E. Inc./Alamy)
May 3, 2012Common Insecticide Linked to Honeybee Colony Collapse
In the fall of 2006, etymologists faced a distressing situation: bee colonies were dying off at unprecedented rates. Over the winter of 2006, bee colonies continued to decline, and beekeepers reported losses of between 30 to 90 percent of their hives. Though some die-off is expected to occur over the winter, these rates were still much higher than expected. Scientists were baffled. What was behind this drastic loss of bee colonies?
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Though it may just look like pieces of rock, the substance pictured here is ambergris, historically an important component of perfumes. But where does this valuable substance originate? You might be surprised by the answer.
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