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Stingless bees (Meliponini) are the largest and most diverse group of social bees, yet their largely tropical distribution means that they are less studied than their relatives, the bumble bees and honey bees. Stingless bees produce honey and collect pollen from tens of thousands of tropical plant species and, in the process, provide critical pollination services in the tropics. Like many other insects, they are struggling with new human-made challenges like habitat destruction, climate change and new diseases.

This book provides an overview of stingless bee biology, with chapters...

Wer heute etwas gelten will, meint der Philosoph Hans Magnus Enzensberger, muss vor allen Dingen intelligent sein. So ist es kein Wunder, dass immer mehr Menschen ihre Intelligenz mit allen Mitteln verbessern wollen. Neuro-Enhancement heisst das neudeutsche Schlagwort, unter dem vehement uber eine kunstliche Leistungssteigerung des Gehirns diskutiert wird.

In seinem neuen Buch erlautert der Arzt und Neurowissenschaftler Thomas Gruter zunachst, was Intelligenz eigentlich ist und wie man sie misst. Er weist schlussig nach, dass es weder eine einheitliche Definition noch eine...

Extraordinary advances in neurochemistry are both transforming our understanding of human nature and creating an urgent problem. Much is now known about the ways that neurotransmitters influence normal social behavior, mental illness, and deviance. What are these discoveries about the workings of the human brain? How can they best be integrated into our legal system?

These explosive issues are best understood by focusing on a single neurotransmitter like serotonin, which is associated with such diverse behaviors as dominance and leadership, seasonal depression, suicide, alcoholism,...