Saturday, March 28, 2026

Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed a breakthrough "superfood" for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen; in controlled trials, colonies fed the specially designed diet produced up to 15 times more young bees.^[1]

A Cambodian coastal community has revived its once-depleted fishery through mangrove restoration, with local fishermen planting trees whose roots serve as nurseries for fish; the success reflects a broader global trend as mangrove loss has slowed 44% compared to the previous decade.^[2]

University of California-Berkeley biologists discovered that bees and hummingbirds routinely consume small amounts of alcohol through flower nectar, detecting ethanol in at least one sample from 26 of 29 plant species examined in the first large survey of its kind.^[3]

The Artemis II crew has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of their mission to fly around the Moon, with the Space Launch System rocket now secured at Launch Complex-39B for a launch window opening April 1.^[4]

A NASA X-ray telescope has captured a new portrait of supernova remnant RCW 86, the oldest-known supernova, revealing previously unseen features of the exploded star located approximately 8,000 light-years from Earth.^[5]

G7 foreign ministers issued a joint statement underscoring the "absolute necessity" for Iran to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz as the Middle East conflict enters its fourth week.^[6]