A series of experiments shows that bees respond differently to tastes depending on their internal states, hinting that they ...

Bees respond to tasty treats or plain water based on context, a study that may provide support for establishing insect sentience shows ...

A pesticide approved for being safer than its predecessors may be quietly sabotaging the very insects farmers depend on, and ...

Bumble bees astonished researchers by inventing a new way to reach a hidden reward, despite never being taught the trick. The ...

A new study has identified the bee's knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the Upper Midwest. By viewing almost 23,000 bumble bee-flower interactions over two years, researchers found that ...

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In an elaborate experiment, scientists discovered that the insects chose to hibernate in soil full of pesticides and other poisons. By Darren Incorvaia North-facing, sloping ground with loose, sandy ...

Bumblebees are only an inch long, but they help power the global food system. Roughly one-third of the food we grow depends ...