In 1984, NASA sent thousands of honeybees into space to build a honeycomb without gravity, and the tiny colony eventually created 31 square inches of comb |

A small box of honeybees once became an unusual passenger aboard the space shuttle Discovery. In 1984, Nasa sent thousands of honeybees into orbit to see how they would behave when gravity was no longer guiding their movements. The experiment was less about honey and more about a basic piece of bee life: building a…

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Reliance Industries unit loading 2 million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil: Report

A unit of Reliance Industries has reportedly started loading a 2-million-barrel shipment of Venezuelan crude. The oil has directly procured from state-run oil firm Petróleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA), according to a company document and shipping data on Monday, cited by Reuters.Reliance Industries secured a US general licence in February 2026, following an application in…

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In 2014, Virginia removed a dam that had blocked migrating fish for over 70 years; nearly 130 miles of upstream spawning and nursery habitat reopened

For decades, a concrete barrier on Virginia’s Appomattox River stood between migratory fish and more than 120 miles of upstream habitat. In 2014, its removal changed that. The Harvell Dam in Petersburg was taken out as part of a collaborative restoration effort, reconnecting roughly 127 miles of river for migratory and resident fish, according to…

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