Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Margarita Orlova is providing new insight into how bumblebee queens communicate through ...

Four species of bumble bees are the first insects to become eligible for protections under the California Endangered Species ...

What the experiment actually tested A bumblebee given a two-step puzzle box, one that required rotating a red tab before a ...

A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to particulate air pollutants, scientists at the University of Leicester have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Picture this: a bee realizes an out-of-reach flower might become reachable if she repositions a nearby ball underneath it. Then ...

If you were hiking around Unalaska in July, you may have seen a small group of scientists in the tundra with insect nets in ...

On a cliffside at Mesa Verde National Park in southern Colorado, a fuzzy bee was industriously gnawing at the red sandstone. Making a loud grinding sound, the insect used its powerful jaws to drill ...

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting pressure on colonies already strained by habitat loss, disease, and ...

Bombus dahlbomii, a giant ginger bumblebee fondly known as the flying mouse, is in decline in its native Patagonia due to commercial farming Revealed: the top 10 invertebrates of the year Vote for ...

The buzz of a bumble bee feeding at a willow catkin is a sure sign that spring has arrived to Interior Alaska. As more and more flowers unfurl to offer their nectar and pollen rewards, a dizzying ...

A California wildlife employee gained a tiny passenger during a field visit in the Sierra backcountry. The encounter turned into a close-up wildlife moment filmed from just inches away, giving ...