AI programs can identify honeybees and bumble bees by their sounds, offering scientists a new way to monitor pollinators ...

The bumblebee-like insect was spotted near Paris after more than a century without a recorded sighting, raising questions ...

Bumble bees are the brainboxes of the insect world, suggests new research. The garden pollinators are able to solve puzzles spontaneously – despite having tiny brains, say scientists. Bumble bees were ...

Discover how honey bees are displacing wild pollinators, impacting biodiversity. New research reveals aggressive competition ...

A bumblebee given a two-step puzzle box, one that required rotating a red tab before a second disc could be pushed aside to reach a sugar reward, had no prior experience with either step. Given enough ...

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting pressure on colonies already strained by habitat loss, disease, and ...

When bumble bees fight invasive Argentine ants for food, bees may win an individual skirmish but end up with less to feed the hive. Bumble bees are already under pressure from habitat loss, disease, ...

Every bumble bee colony has a queen, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests the process of determining which baby bee reigns supreme may be less monarchal than the royal title ...

Honey bees have a reputation as gentle pollinators worth protecting, but new research out of the United Kingdom reveals a far more ruthless side to their foraging behavior, one that may spell trouble ...

Bees and butterflies help produce our food by pollinating the crops farmers grow. In fact, 35% of the world's food crops, including fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, depend on pollinators. But ...

The buzz of a bumble bee feeding at a willow catkin is a sure sign that spring has arrived to Interior Alaska. As more and more flowers unfurl to offer their nectar and pollen rewards, a dizzying ...