Millions of Bees Have Thrived Under a New York Cemetery for More Than a Century
Researchers at Cornell University discovered a massive colony of approximately 5.5 million subterranean miner bees living beneath a historic cemetery in Ithaca, New York. The study highlights how undisturbed urban spaces like cemeteries can serve as vital refuges for biodiversity and essential pollinators.
Why it matters
This discovery underscores the ecological importance of preserving historic urban sites as unexpected habitats for endangered or declining insect populations.
Millions of Bees Have Thrived Under a New York Cemetery for More Than a Century | WIRED
The article is a straightforward report on scientific research with no political or ideological framing.
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