Dr Dominique Zimmermann poses in undated photo. She was part of a group of researchers who investigated the fauna at the Sandberge Oberweiden conservation area in Lower Austria's Marchfeld region. (Minitta Kandlbauer, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows roasted coffee beans, undated. Coffee and chocolate production volumes may decline as climate change and habitat loss put the pollinators of tropical crops under pressure, scientists have warned. (NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image of a bee on flower, undated. Scientists participating in an international research project have for the first time examined the tiny environmental DNA 'footprints' of insects to gather information on their activities and the state of biodiversity. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows professor Elizabeth Capaldi from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, undated. She has engaged in interdisciplinary projects aimed at identifying honeybee colonies' stress indicators. (NewsX/Bee)