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Vitamins: Thousand edible plants identified as underused source of nutrients

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Comparing 6400 understudied wild plants with the better-known plants they are related to suggests that 1000 of them are rich in the B group of vitamins Health 24 February 2022 By Clare Wilson Durian fruit (Durio kutejensis) DE AGOSTINI PICTURE LIBRARY/Getty Images Wild plants are an overlooked source of vitamins and minerals that could help … Read more

Bumblebees: Antibiotic used on crops might make it harder for the insects to forage

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Streptomycin, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial diseases in apple orchards, might have a negative impact on bee foraging behaviour Life 23 February 2022 By Gary Hartley A common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) Clarence Holmes Wildlife/Alamy Exposure to streptomycin, an antibiotic used to treat crop diseases in the US, weakens the foraging ability of the … Read more

Crows Are So Smart They Seem to Understand The Concept of Tool Value

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A new study has demonstrated crows can assign value to their tools just like we do. “Many of us will fuss about a brand-new phone, making sure it does not get scratched, dropped or lost. But we may handle an old phone with a cracked screen quite carelessly,” said behavioral ecologist Barbara Klump now at … Read more