Bees feeding on a synthetic pollen substitute – credit, Caroline Wood, Oxford U news A study team from Oxford University has identified a fermentation method that creates the perfect balanced diet for honey bees who can’t get enough natural pollen. Synthetic pollen substitutes are often fed to bees as a dietary supplement to natural pollen, but until now it’s been …
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A new study led by the University of Oxford in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, University of Greenwich, and the Technical University of Denmark could provide a cost-effective and sustainable solution to help tackle the devastating decline in honeybees. An engineered food supplement, designed to provide essential compounds found in plant pollen, was found to significantly enhance colony reproduction. …
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A groundbreaking study published in Joule on July 16, 2025, by scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, reveals a surprising new technology that could dramatically change humanity’s future on the Moon. The team has successfully developed a solar-powered system capable of extracting water from lunar soil while simultaneously converting CO₂ into oxygen and fuel-related chemicals. This breakthrough …
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In ant colonies, caste means everything. A queen grows wings, lays eggs, and lives a life of reproduction. A worker stays wingless, handles all the labor, and rarely reproduces. But how do ants end up with such different fates when they all start out the same? For a long time, scientists knew that both genes and the environment played a …
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