In 2012, French beekeepers encountered an unusual phenomenon when they discovered blue and green #honey in their hives. This strange coloration immediately aroused the interest and curiosity of beekeepers, and they went in search of the cause. In their investigations, they found that the bees were collecting colored sugar from a nearby M&M factory. The factory had left remnants of colored sugar in the candy manufacturing process, and the bees had used this sugar as a food source.

SHE DID IT AGAIN! Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, is back with a new partner and just laid yet another egg. At an approximate age of 74, the queen of seabirds returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge last week and began interacting with a male. @USFWSPacific #birds #Midway #wildlife

Zhuhai Chimelong Marine Science Museum, China Science girl @gunsnrosesgirl3 #museums #China #ScienceMuseum #science

The cuirass of a Polish winged Hussar, victorious at the Siege of Vienna on 12 September 1683. The events that transpired that day inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's events at the Siege of Minas Tirith in his novel The Lord of the Rings.

The Surprising Allure of Ignorance. Aristotle taught that all human beings want to know. Our own experience teaches us that all human beings also want not to know, sometimes fiercely so. This has always been true, but there are certain historical periods when the denial of evident truths seems to be gaining the upper hand, as if some psychological virus were spreading by unknown means, the antidote suddenly powerless. This is one of those periods.

Opinion | The Surprising Allure of Ignorance (Published 2024)

We want to know, but we also want not to know, sometimes fiercely so.

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John Singer Sargent showed his talent early. Here are watercolour sketches he made during his family’s trip to Switzerland, when he was only 14 #art #painting #watercolour #JohnSingerSargent

The "Soybean Car" was actually a plastic-bodied car unveiled by Henry Ford on August 13, 1941 at Dearborn Days, an annual community festival.

Soybean Car - The Henry Ford

Find answers to all your questions about the fascinating soybean car, a vehicle with a plastic body unveiled by Henry Ford in 1941 at a festival in...

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Crinoids are also known as ‘sea lilies’ and are animals related to starfish and sea urchins. In parts of England, the column forming the stem are made of of many small star shaped structures, and when the fossils of these stems are found they are called fairy money. Oxford University Museum of Natural History @morethanadodo #fossils #Museums #Crinoids

Cat convinced it nearly starved to death whilst you were asleep. The cat, 4-year-old Simon Purrliams, told his owner he has lost almost half his body weight since hoovering up half a pack of Whiskas at 9pm yesterday – leaving him at severe risk of malnutrition and even death if he is not fed again immediately.

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Cat convinced it nearly starved to death whilst you were asleep

A local cat claims to be ‘on the brink of starvation’ after not being given any food since just before you went to bed, it has emerged.

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🧑‍🎨 This bug is a work of art! Meet the Picasso bug. Growing just 0.6 in (1.5 cm) long, this African insect uses its sharp mouthparts to suck fluids from plants. Its brilliant colors are a warning to predators: When threatened, it can spray a foul-smelling liquid at foes. @AMNH