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How robotic honeybees and hives could help the species fight back

8 mins | Oct 17, 2022
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Can scientists reverse the insect's population problem? Studies across the world have determined that insect populations are declining as a direct consequence of human influence. But scientists at Austria's Artificial Life Lab have developed a solution. Elizabeth Preston discovers how robotic bees influence the health of a colony through "ecosystem hacking".

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