Beekeepers, conservation and food campaigners accuse Environmental Protection Agency of failing to protect the insects The US government is being sued by a coalition of beekeepers, conservation and food campaigners over pesticides linked to serious harm in bees. The lawsuit accuses the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of failing to protect the insects – which pollinate three-quarters of[...]

A breakthrough in HIV research has been made, as a group of doctors have claimed chemicals found in bee stings can help prevent the spreading of HIV. Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving surrounding cells unharmed, researchers at Washington University School[...]