"The work highlights the depth of honeybee intelligence. Their communication system is not rigid. Instead, it blends symbolic signals with memories of past exploration. The waggle dance primes recruits not only with directions but also with expectations of what lies ahead. “Our study reveals a higher level of cognitive complexity in honeybee communication,” said Wang Zhengwei from XTBG. “Waggle dance-following bees do not simply follow a blind vector instruction, they integrate it with a cognitive map of their surroundings built during earlier exploratory flights. This allows them to form expectations and navigate more efficiently.”" (fb)

"According to the report, reducing the disease burden caused by processed meat by 30% could free up $21 billion in healthcare spending annually in the US, along with $2.2 billion in Germany, $1.4 billion in the UK, and just under $1 billion in France. This would be enough to cover the annual salaries of over 247,000 nurses in the US, 31,000 in the UK, 36,500 in Germany, and 21,000 in France." (fb)