Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:07am on 28 May 2026,Thursday International
The Trump administration is moving to shut down the USDA’s Bee Research Laboratory at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Maryland, one of the oldest and largest federal bee research facilities in the United States. The lab has played a major role in studying honeybee health, colony collapse and crop pollination. Reports said the closure is part of a wider federal restructuring and budget-cutting exercise. Social media users linked the move to past scientific studies exploring whether bee venom could help kill cancer cells, though there is no evidence the closure is connected to those studies. Scientists and beekeepers have expressed concern over the decision. (PC: X)
