Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Shreya Biswas

In 2013, Croatian scientists trained honeybees with TNT-laced sugar syrup. Years later, it helped restore mine-contaminated landscapes by detecting hidden explosives

Honeybees trained to detect explosives : Honeybees are known for finding flowers, but researchers in Croatia have spent years exploring a far more unusual use for their strong sense of smell: detecting traces of explosives.

Earlier research involved training bees to associate the smell of TNT with food. A newer project involving researchers from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia is taking the idea a step further by using drones and artificial intelligence to track the insects as they search, as per a report.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.