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In an attempt to better understand exactly what happens as a bee grows from an egg into an adult insect, photographer Anand Varma teamed up with the bee lab at UC Davis to film the first three weeks of a bee’s life in unprecedented detail, all condensed into a 60-second clip. The video above presented by National Geographic doesn’t include commentary, but Varma explains everything in a TED talk included below. The primary goal in photographing the bees was to learn how they interact with an invasive parasitic mite that has quickly become the greatest threat to bee colonies. Scientists have learned to breed mite-resistant bees which they are now trying to introduce into the wild. Learn more about it in this video:

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Finally, someone has set the world straight on how to eat the Australian spread Vegemite.

Australian actor Hugh Jackman taught Jimmy Fallon a lesson about the yeast extract that Aussies love to love and everyone else loves to hate on Monday night

It is all in the preparation. You must get two pieces of white toast, cover them in butter and spread the Vegemite on real thin. "It's not like Nutella, you can't just scoop it on, it's refined. Just a little bit," Jackman said.

Jackman's tips for consuming Vegemite like an Aussie:

The timing: "You've gotta have it on toast, first thing in the morning."
The toast: "Lightly, beautifully toasted."
The butter: "Just a nice thin layer of butter. It has to melt in. Perfect butter, not too hard."
The Vegemite: "See this [shows small portion], maximum Vegemite. No more than that."
The result: "Much better, tastes like salt. That was fantastic," Fallon admitted. Read more...

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Essen just spent three months working on a new body of work currently on view at Siobhan Davies Studios in London, and you can see additional pieces over on Saatchi Art. (via Coroflot)

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