Block diagram of proposed model. Credit: Shukla & Jain. Ingrid Fadelli , Tech Xplore Over the past decade or so, advances in machine learning have paved the way for the development of increasingly advanced speech recognition tools. By analyzing audio files of human speech, these tools can learn to identify words and phrases in […]
A figure explaining how the RNN-ABC method proposed by the researchers works. Credit: Qureshi et al. by Ingrid Fadelli , Tech Xplore In recent years, new technological advances have led to a growing number of devices, ranging from more conventional computers to other gadgets and smart home appliances, communicating and sharing data with one another. […]
Close study of bees in water revealed that they generate asymmetric waves, which they use to propel themselves forward. Credit: Chris Roh and Mory Gharib / Caltech Walking on Caltech’s campus, research engineer Chris Roh (MS ’13, Ph.D. ’17) happened to see a bee stuck in the water of Millikan Pond. Although it was […]
A solitary bee leaves an artificial nest. The individual breeding chambers are separated and each contains only one larva. This prevents direct contact with sisters or mothers. Credit: Alexander Keller / University of Wuerzburg More than 90 percent of all bee species are not organized in colonies, but fight their way through life alone. They […]
The National Bee Unit has today (Wednesday 3 July 2019) confirmed a sighting of an individual, female Asian hornet in New Milton, Hampshire, after it was reported by a member of the public. Based upon visual examination, the hornet is likely to be a queen. Monitoring is underway to detect any other Asian hornets in the vicinity […]
If you see a bee crawling on the ground in the summer, there’s a good chance that little guy is in trouble. Bumblebees have such a high metabolism and are usually so busy, even one with a stomach full of nectar can be just 40 minutes away from starvation, according to Professor Dave Goulson. Which […]
An article with superb pictures by Nadia Shira Cohen which can be found via: https://wepresent.wetransfer.com/story/nadia-shira-cohen-world-press-photo-2019/ For centuries, the Mayan beekeepers of the Yucatan Peninsula have been one of the largest producers of honey in the world. But in 2011, the Mexican government started encouraging farmers to grow soy beans, offering generous subsidies to those who did. […]
Picture: Lactic Acid Bacteria For centuries honey has been used as a folk medicine for the treatment of upper respiratory tract and wound infections, and even in modern hospitals, where honey is used on wound dressings. Many of its antimicrobial characteristics have been recognised but there are still unknown substances that contribute to this activity. […]
Picture: Wild Bee (Credit: Nigel Raine) esticide regulations designed to protect honeybees fail to account for potential health threats posed by agrochemicals to the full diversity of bee species that are even more important pollinators of food crops and other plants, say three new international papers co-authored by University of Guelph biologists. As the global […]
A new class of pesticides positioned to replace neonicotinoids may be just as harmful to crop-pollinating bees, researchers cautioned Wednesday. In experiments, the ability of bumblebees to reproduce, and the rate at which their colonies grow, were both compromised by the new sulfoximine-based insecticides, they reported in the journal Nature. Colonies exposed to low doses of […]