Young scientists showcase problem-solving projects at 3M in Maplewood

Aakash Manaswi stood in a beekeeper’s apiary five years ago, pummeling the keeper with question after question, including the one that would inspire him to invent a solution years later: Why were half of the bee hives in decline and the other half empty? “Bees are the most important species on our planet,” Manaswi, 15, said, citing research that they are responsible for over 80% of global crop ...