Bees are amongst the most important creatures to humans on Earth. These amazing insects pollinate over 80% of all flowering plants including 70 of the top 100 human food crops. One in three bites of food that we eat is derived from plants pollinated by bees. But the role bees play in nature is likely part of a greater story. Bees have been producing honey from flowering plants for the last 10 to 20 million years. As major contributors to floral growth‚ bees provide nourishing habitats for animals
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notices something extremely strange about one of the bees. It has a tiny red spot on its body about the size of a pinhead and the bees wings are crumpled like a piece of paper. It turns out that the tiny red spot is a varroa mite and it sucks out the honeybees blood. The bees that are weakened by the varroa mites are more likely to get other diseases and could infect the rest of the hive causing the colony to die out. Scientist worry that threats to bees could hurt many of our food supplies. Honeybees
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Bees are vanishing and cell phones are everywhere…there definitely could be a link. The Institute of Science in Society delivered a press release in April 2007 saying “one likely culprit of [CCD] is a new class of systemic pesticides‚ which are not only sprayed on crops‚ but also used universally to dress seeds in conventional agriculture‚ and can confuse and disorientate bees at very low concentrations” although “another candidate is a radiation from mobile phone base stations that has become nearly
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Victoria’s Secret Is Not So Secret Victoria’s Secret‚ one of the biggest brand names in retail‚ has been around for many years‚ known for selling lingerie. Victoria’s Secret has branched out from exclusively selling lingerie to now carrying make-up‚ fragrances‚ purses‚ shoes‚ clothing‚ and bathing suits. Within the past few years‚ the company has expanded to the global markets. They now have stores in major cities including London‚ Dubai‚ and Munich. Being one of the top grossing retail stores
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I smelled the smell of nature. It smelled like the wind. I heard people talking‚ and bees buzzing. Everything was going well. The sun was shining. We got tickets to go on the ferry to Fire Island‚ and we waited for it to come. When it arrived‚ we decided to sit on the top of the ferry. We liked the idea of having a better view and we could have the wind cool us off. Victoria (my friend)‚ her mom‚ my mom‚ and I was on top of the ferry. A bee flew below me‚ and I freaked out. I screamed at the top
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Some Chemical Reactions in Everyday Life Science being a subject of common interest‚ it is very intriguing to analyze visual experiments happening in day-to-day life. There are a plethora of products that you use everyday‚ which are formulated with application of chemical reaction. Say for example; toothpaste‚ soap‚ shampoo‚ cleaning agent‚ etc. are all results of chemical reactions. Following are some of the most profound chemical reactions‚ which we encounter in everyday life : Aerobic
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Bees are miraculous in their own ways. Humans are intrigued by their social structure and how within a hive each bee has its very own role. There is only one bee‚ the queen‚ within the hive that lays eggs and keeps reproducing. Drone bees‚ or male bees‚ have one purpose and that is to fertilize new queens. Lastly‚ the most essential and largest quantity of bees are the workers. They forage for pollen and nectar‚ contribute to the care of the queen and drones‚ feed larvae‚ protect the hive and perform
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Chemical reactions are the basis of life on earth. As human beings‚ we are little more than the naturally abundant elements of which we are composed and the reactions between the compounds that they form. After all‚ how could life exist without water? Oxygen transport in a body the size of the human body would be impossible without the aid of a complex like hemoglobin. Besides being the basis of many of life’s intangibles‚ chemistry also plays an active role in our daily lives. Take for instance
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Bad habits can range from biting your nails‚ to smoking so there are quite a lot of negative tendencies people can have. One particular example of this is shown in the short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber. Mitty’s habit is daydreaming. His vivid daydreams nearly cause him physical harm at two points in the story. The first instance is when his daydream happens behind the wheel of his car. If his wife had not snapped
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Leaf Cutter Bees Leaf cutter bees‚ play a big part in the world. Not very many people know of their existence or what they actually do. They are very interesting little insects starting from there looks‚ actions‚ and how important their job is as a Leaf Cutter Bee. Leaf Cutter Bees; looks are very distinct. They are not like Honey Bees; they do not look like wasps or hornets. They almost resemble more of a beetle in a way. A beetle has a hard shell on their back and most beetles we think of
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