Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 1, January 2026. SignificanceIn the solitary beeMegachile rotundata, we found that food removal, not reaching a critical weight, initiates metamorphosis. The absence of a critical weight challenges the findings of well-studied insects and reveals an adaptation suited to…
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Last updated: January 11, 2026 04:39 AM
Atmospheric CO₂
428.8 ppm
+18.2
ppm/year
Atmospheric CH₄
1940.59 ppb
+-0.24
ppb/year
Global Temperature
+1.48 °C
Peak: +1.73°C
World Population
8.1 billion
+67
million/year