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Honey, It's Electric: Bees Sense Charge On Flowers

Bees and flowers communicate in colors, scents and shapes. Now scientists have discovered that bumblebees can also sense flowers' electric fields. This sixth sense helps them remember and recognize nectar-rich blooms while foraging.

A waiter carries beer mugs during the 2012 Oktoberfest in Munich.

Germans Are Drinking Less Beer These Days, But Why?

Despite Germany's long association with beer, it looks like its citizens are imbibing less of their celebrated beverage now than they did a generation ago. Some cite the economy as a factor; others, the rise of health consciousness.

The Transocean Discoverer Enterprise drill ship collects oil from the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil well as workers try to stem the flow of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, June 12, 2010.

Transocean To Pay $1.4 Billion In Gulf Oil Spill Settlement

The owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig where 11 men died in April 2010 has agreed to pay criminal and civil penalties to resolve Justice Department allegations over its role in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

The health care sector added 45,000 jobs in December and is expected to see continued growth this year, economists say.

As 2013 Begins, A 'Pretty Positive' Job Outlook

After nearly three years of job growth, the trend is likely to continue, economists say. Retiring baby boomers are expected to create new openings and increase demand in the health care sector as they age.

The south leaf section of the Wells Street Bridge in Chicago has been cut off, and will be floated on the river to make way for the replacement section.

A Chicago Bridge Gets A Complicated Overhaul

The Wells Street drawbridge carries cars, buses, bikes, pedestrians and elevated trains across the Chicago River. Half of the 91-year-old bridge will be replaced in just nine days. The project is so complex that one Chicago transportation official compares it to open heart surgery.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks to the media outside the White House after meeting with Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss the administration's proposals to reduce gun violence.

For Bloomberg, Guns (Like Big Sodas) Are A Health Issue

The victory of the candidate backed by Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun superPAC in an Illinois primary was more than just another achievement on the gun control front. It was one more win in Bloomberg's unique assault on what he views as the public health problems of our time.

'I Love Him,' Dennis Rodman Says Of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un

The former NBA star known as "The Worm" visited the Stalinist state to be part of an HBO series exploring cultures around the world.

A natural gas drilling rig just east of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. A new decade-long study finds the region's Barnett Shale formation has sufficient gas reserves to last another 25 years.

Texas Study Points To A Longer Natural Gas Boom

A new study of the Barnett Shale formation in Texas shows that the natural gas reservoir there will last for at least another two decades. "Turns out, what we learned is that there's a lot of good rock left to drill," says geology professor Scott Tinker, the study's author.

Wi-Fi will be blocked throughout Vatican City during the conclave, and cardinals with Twitter and Facebook accounts have been warned.

At The Vatican, A Social Media Blackout Keeps Cardinals Pure

Preparations at the site of Tuesday's papal conclave include a high-tech scrubbing of the chapel for bugs and electronic monitoring equipment. Wi-Fi will be blocked throughout Vatican City, and cardinals with Twitter and Facebook accounts have been warned.

Aretha Franklin became a star on the Atlantic record label after leaving Columbia.

'Fresh Air' On Aretha Franklin's Columbia Years

Before Franklin's Atlantic Records hits, she recorded for Columbia. In those early recordings you can hear the legend just beginning to emerge.

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