A study shows that bumblebees can be trained to tell the difference between long and short light flashes. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered, for the first time, that an ...

Bees can distinguish split-second flashes of light, revealing surprising timing abilities and advanced cognitive flexibility.

A new study is the first to show that an insect can differentiate between different durations of visual cues, like Morse code ...

Learn about the enduring conflict between bumblebees and argentine ants, culminating in wars over nectar.

It is the last week of October, as I watch a Common Carder Bee gathering nectar and pollen for her winter store. The "Carder Bee" is usually the last Bumblebee that we see in the UK, before ...

Try to imagine a brain the size of a tiny poppy seed. Believe it or not, scientists have just discovered a brain this small ...

Researchers say they will be able to test different models in the "miniature brains" smaller than one cubic millimeter.

Where do all of the bees go in the winter? Discover where their buzz goes and how they survive the cold winter months.

The Bee Valley Flower Farm - a new garden in the Taranaki Garden Festival - attracts swarms of bumble bees, but the owner is allergic to bee stings.

The public is being urged to continue to be vigilant following further sightings of Asian hornets in Northern Ireland. An Asian hornet was captured in the Dundonald area of Belfast on Friday 10 ...

Environmental Communications Specialist Brett Peto contributed this story. A bumble bee queen has a lot resting on her wings. She lives for four seasons. During that time, she will survive winter, ...

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 ...