Bumblebees show impressive learning skills, especially queen bees. Caffeine in nectar tricks bees into revisiting flowers by boosting memory.

Pollinators such as bees, flies, butterflies, and moths are crucial to maintaining healthy ecosystems and productive ...

A bumblebee’s brain is smaller than a sesame seed. But it can still accomplish quite a bit.“You don’t need a big brain to learn well,” said Felicity Muth, an assistant professor in the Department of ...

bees often avoid crossing roads if no vegetation grows from its median. Planting on the sides of roads rather than in the middle may save them from a one-way ticket to the big flower in the sky.

A desire to protect pollinators has earned Bronze Awards for three Girl Scouts. Sixth graders Niamh Burns and Brayah Kenville, and fifth grader Monroe Kroll, are members of Girl Scout Troop 4661, ...

You know honeybees make honey, but did you know they make bread too? And four other types of bees are also dedicated chefs!

Scientists have discovered that a diversity of perennial flowers ensures a variety of bees – domesticated honeybees, wild ...

BOGOTA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Scientists in Colombia say they have developed a novel food supplement that protects bees' brains from pesticides, keeping the insects safe from neurological damage ...

Sometimes, however, art and real life have a charming way of meeting up: Tucson-based artist Alex Heveri has created a sunny ...

Bees and other pollinators are key to keeping ecosystems healthy worldwide. They do more than help grow food; they help keep nature diverse. About 80% of the world’s flowers and many ... species and ...