Fukushima insects tested for cognition (news.cnrs.fr)

Perfect fodder for a horror movie script.

Nitpick: the article mentions that the bees are tracked with QR Codes, but I find that hard to believe, given the space constraints. In one photo it looks like it is an ArUco marker.

If the bees were exposed to radiation, shouldn't we be testing them for super-powers?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Bees

Should be: ...Tested for Impaired Cognition

Have we tried increasing cognition by selective breeding. Get mice best at maze to breed 100 descendants and repeat it few times, with varying food supply and survival difficulties.

>Although the results of the study have yet to be published, scientists are already reporting a decline in insect cognition in the contaminated area of Fukushima Prefecture.

Troll-tier conclusion: Human presence improves cognition in insects

Future research should also test for induced meta-insect superpowers.

"Fukushima was a massive disaster. It was also Arthur Buzzby's origin story."

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Whoever has put the tag on that hornet in the last photo is a hero in my eyes. Things people do for science...