A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to particulate air pollutants, scientists at the University of Leicester have ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is looking for more volunteers to help answer a question scientists have been trying ...

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 ...

Farmers rely on a widely used pesticide to shield corn and soybean crops from destructive insects, but new research suggests ...

On a cliffside at Mesa Verde National Park in southern Colorado, a fuzzy bee was industriously gnawing at the red sandstone. Making a loud grinding sound, the insect used its powerful jaws to drill ...

Bees respond to tasty treats or plain water based on context, a study that may provide support for establishing insect sentience shows ...

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, ...

Get a honeybee near a rose or a lavender and the insect will extend its strawlike tongue to search for nectar, pollinating the flower in the process. That’s at least how it works in clean environments ...

Bees that build microbreweries, ride a miniature merry-go-round and possibly even wear diapers: In biologist Tobin Hammer's UCI lab, all sorts of unusual projects unfold. Equipped with butterfly nets ...

MANKATO — Bumble bees are in decline in Minnesota, but that doesn’t stop people from studying them. A study finds over half of U.S. bee colonies have vanished, and 64% of Minnesota’s hives have ...