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Landmine Bees Marcos Martinez reports on efforts by scientists to train honeybees to detect landmines. There are more than 60 million buried, unexploded landmines world-wide; honeybees are surprisingly effective in finding them.

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Marcos Martinez reports on efforts by scientists to train honeybees to detect landmines. There are more than 60 million buried, unexploded landmines world-wide; honeybees are surprisingly effective in finding them.