colonies
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A Virginia Tech study found that glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, can interfere with honeybee foraging and may undermine the long-term stability of colonies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Bumblebees are social, living in colonies that are maintained by very active workers with a relatively short lifespan of 4-6 weeks.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
They point out that “solar farm” is a misnomer because the land — an alluvial plane with Yucca colonies dating back hundreds of years, creosote rhizomatic rings even longer — will be scraped and fenced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
When researchers built Biosphere 2 in Arizona to prototype colonies on the moon or Mars, trees grown within the sealed environment kept falling over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Twelve of the thirteen colonies voted in favor of severing all ties to the British throne.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
