Birds and bees work together, showcasing the amazing magic of pollination in action.

Migratory beekeepers in India’s Assam state travel from mustard farm to mustard farm timing their visits for when the flowers ...

A beetle species’ larvae seem to bamboozle bees by smelling like flowers. This newly discovered deceptive strategy might be the first known example of an animal imitating floral scents, according to a ...

From fundamental biological units as tiny as genes to complex societies, ecological systems rely on cooperation. All manner of organisms can benefit from working together to survive in a dog-eat-dog ...

A close up image of a violet carpenter bee resting on purple wildflowers while collecting nectar. The detailed view ...

These parasitic beetle larvae lure in bees with complex floral aromas before hitching a ride back to their nests and eating ...

Adrian Dyer previously received funding from The Australian Research Council. Klaus Lunau previously received funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. For flowering plants, reproduction is a ...

Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During a scorching Arizona summer, researchers found that high temperatures caused ...

Although honey bees have the ability to regulate hive temperatures, new research published in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology shows that extreme summer heat can overwhelm these critical ...

The weather is cold so what is happening to the bees? Bees go into the hive in a ball called a cluster. As the temperature goes down, the cluster will get tighter. In our area, the queen and the ...

During a cool fall sunset in North Dakota, forklifts buzz around the base of a flatbed trailer, loading pallets. Their cargo, multicolored boxes that look like filing cabinets, buzzes, too. Each box ...

From the agrarian ideals of Thomas Jefferson to the emergence of the military-industrial complex of post-World War II, the bee has remained an essential figure of American progress and democracy. As ...