Bees increasingly stressed by climate change over the past 100 years – study

Bees increasingly stressed by climate change over the past 100 years – study

Using digital images, researchers looked at asymmetry in bumblebee wings as an indicator of stress.

Bees have become increasingly stressed by climate change over the past 100 years, museum collections indicate.

An analysis of bumblebee wings from a network of UK institutions shows signs of stress linked to conditions getting hotter and wetter.

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