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Bees force plants to flower early by cutting holes in their leaves

21 May 2020

Hungry bumblebees can make plants flower up to a month earlier than usual by cutting holes in their leaves, which may help them adapt to climate change
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Maths explains how bees can stay airborne with such tiny wings

25 July 2017

The tiny wings on bees shouldn’t be able to lift their big bodies. How they fly has eluded mathematicians since the 1930s, but the mystery is now solved

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