The female of the species has devil-like black horns, and a taste for extremely rare pollen. But until now, this Australian ...

This well-illustrated guide captures the beauty, diversity, and engaging world of bees and the native plants that support them. Superbly designed and organized, this is an indispensable source of ...

SYDNEY: As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks were not enough, Australia now has another unsettling creature, a “lucifer” ...

Idaho master melittologist program volunteers Sarah Correll and Kris Ablin-Stone participate in microscope training at the College of Idaho in Caldwell April 5. (Brad Carlson/Capital Press) A ...

Beekeepers across the United States lost more than 55% of their colonies last year, the highest loss rate since records started being kept in 2011. A new study from University of Vermont scientists ...

Researchers at Uppsala University have identified the gene that determines sex in the red mason bee, revealing surprising similarities with ants. The study shows that a long noncoding RNA gene called ...

A new Penn State Extension publication, Bees of Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Genera, is intended for those interested in learning to identify and learn about the diversity of over 440 bee species in ...