The 'bees knees' is one of those phrases that sounds perfectly normal – until you stop and think about it. The 'bee’s knees'? Really? Why are we praising something by comparing it to a tiny insect’s ...

Stingless bees in Peru now have legal rights, recognizing their ecological importance and protecting vital rainforest ...

Without them, many fruits, vegetables, and flowering plants would struggle. Yet, bee populations are under threat. Fortunately, DIY gardeners can bridge the divide and help keep bees safe. Experts say ...

Despite their tiny brains, bees have remarkable navigation capabilities based on their vision. Now scientists have recreated a light-weight imaging system mimicking a honeybee's field of view, which ...

Brooklyn’s pedestrian plazas will be quite literally buzzing with activity this spring as the city expands The Pollinator Port Project, a program to offer refuge to local bees and other pollinators.

There are seven species of Apis honey bee in the world, all of them native to Asia, Europe, and Africa. Apis mellifera, the western honey bee, is the species recognized globally as “the honey bee.” ...

Scientists report they can crank up insect aggression simply by interfering with a basic metabolic pathway in the insect brain. Their study, of fruit flies and honey bees, shows a direct, causal link ...