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OPINION: RUBY: Appreciating our 4th of July
The Sentinel Echo, London, Ky.· 1 day agoJul. 4—In 2023, July 4th ranked as the second most popular holiday in America. This list fluctuates from year to year, of course, but the 4th never comes out on top. Well, how could it compete ...
Devon school trains pupils to be 'mini beekeepers'
BBC News· 5 days agoA primary school is training its pupils to be "mini beekeepers" and learn about honey production and pollination. Ernesettle Community School, in...
Ants amputate their nestmates’ limbs to save them from infection
New Scientist· 4 days agoMatabele ants (Megaponera analis), for example, can treat infections by secreting an antimicrobial...
How did the Fourth of July originate and why do Americans celebrate it?
The Independent· 3 days agoAmericans are celebrating the biggest holiday of the year on Thursday, Fourth of July – marking the...
When disinformation might really have swung an election
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoIn 1924 the Labour Party had formed its first government. It was a minority administration,...
Videos Show Ants Amputating Nest Mates’ Legs to Save Their Lives
New York Times· 4 days agoThe life of a Florida carpenter ant can be brutal. Combat can leave the ants with leg injuries. In the journal Current Biology, on Tuesday, researchers report that the ants bite off the injured limbs of their nest mates to prevent infection.
Peter Snow: ‘I’ll be surprised if Reform get even a handful of MPs, but it’ll make things exciting’
Daily Telegraph· 3 days agoThe retired broadcaster and ‘King of the Swingometer’ on landslides, lacklustre leaders and the...
Ants perform limb amputations on injured comrades to save their lives
Reuters· 4 days agoLimb amputations are performed by surgeons when a traumatic injury such as a wound from war or a vehicle accident causes major tissue destruction or in instances of serious infection or disease ...
Nature Trail: An unusual builder of reefs on the seashore
Irish Independent· 7 days agoIf the worm colony is excessively big their communal effort can build a reef that looks in surface...
Carpenter ants amputate the legs of their nestmates to save their lives, study says
CNN.com· 2 days agoA Florida carpenter ant can be seen amputating the leg of another ant. Humans aren’t the only ones capable of performing amputations to save lives. Florida carpenter ants have been observed ...
