Brood nest temperature is of extreme importance to the colony and is controlled with utmost precision. Honey bees maintain the temperature of the brood nest

evil character in a story

early presence of anatomically modern humans in Europe

Predict, a pandemic preparedness program, thrived under Bush and Obama. Now it’s canceled.

King of the Franks, King of Italy, and Holy Roman Emperor

Danish astronomer and alchemist

A bodega cat (also referred to as a deli cat, store cat, or shop cat) is a cat that inhabits a bodega, which in New York City English refers to a convenience store or deli. Much like farm cats and ship cats, a bodega cat is typically a mixed breed cat kept…

origin of the name California

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Human ears can’t hear them, but other plants or animals might

Recently, the concept of “fragging” made the news again. It was revealed that Roy Moore, who recently lost his campaign for the US Senate seat in Alabama,

archipelago in the Bay of Bengal

At Chris Martin’s son request, Michael J. Fox was invited on stage alongside Coldplay (currently touring their latest album A Head Full of Dreams) to play a couple of cult tracks from Back to the Future, the movie that made him a superstar.

The Schmidt Sting Pain Index rates the painfulness of 78 Hymenoptera species, using the honey bee as a reference point. However, the question of how sting painfulness varies depending on body location remains unanswered. This study rated the painfulness of…

layer cake with chocolate and a coconut-pecan frosting

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason."

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former NASA engineer, mayor Meadowlakes, Texas

1932-33 famine in Soviet Ukraine