Researchers map the organized stages of bumblebee defense, from the first wing buzz to the final calming signals that reset the colony.

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Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave discuss an Earth-sized exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a possible link between volcanoes and the Black Death.

The transnational serial property is an Enlightenment experiment in social reform. These cultural landscapes demonstrate an innovative, highly influential 19th-century model of pauper relief and of ...

Honey bee pollination is critical for food production, according to the USDA. Honey bee colonies across the United States are facing record-breaking losses in 2025, with scientists warning the impact ...

On Sept. 9, 1776, the Continental Congress formally changed the name of their new nation to the “United States of America,” rather than the “United Colonies,” which was in regular use at the time, ...

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I don't know about you, but I'm absolutely fascinated (and horrified) by the Colonies in The Handmaid's Tale. Margaret Atwood's novel briefly describes the Colonies, but Season 2 of the Hulu series ...