Bees
How a Stinging Swarm of Bees Can Save a Life
Bee venom might be a potent medicine
Can Returning Farmland to the Wild Help Bumblebees in Crisis?
Even if only a small percentage of current farmland became wild meadows, it could bring populations back to previous levels
Like People, Bees Can Be Fooled by False Memories
Bumblebees gravitate toward unfamiliar flowers that merge two patterns they know—a classic error of long term memory
City Bees Are Actually More Diverse Than Country Bees
Other pollinators don’t like urban areas as much as rural, but bees live in similar numbers across different landscapes
Commercial Hives Might Be Saving Crops, But They're Killing Wild Bees
Diseases known to affect commercial bees are having a troubling impact on the wild population
Sometimes Bumblebees Just Want to Do Their Own Thing
Bumblebees are strong communicators, but they don't always listen
Mission Not Impossible: Photographing 45,000 Bumblebees in 40 Days
The Natural History Museum's entomology department is making its bumblebee collection go viral
Popular Pesticides Linked to Drops in Bird Populations
This is the latest in a string of studies suggesting that some pesticides impact birds as well as pollinators
The Federal Government Now Has an Official Save-the-Bees Task Force
Unfortunately, it's not a task force made of bees, but it does have bee welfare in mind
What Happens When 20 Million Bees Are Set Loose In A Highway Accident
Water to the rescue against peeved honeybees
A Diversity of Bees Is Good for Farming—And Farmers' Wallets
A new study shows that if more species of bees are available to pollinate blueberry flowers, blueberries get fatter
Bumblebees Can Fly Into Thin Air
Once thought to be unimpressive fliers, bumblebees may be able to summit Mount Everest, new research suggests
Zombees Have Made it Across the U.S.
That gives us what, 28 days left?
Smithsonian's Bee Man Delivers Up Some Advice for Dealing with Colony Collapse Disorder
David Roubik, who pioneered the field of tropical bee studies, says what will save them is a better understanding of their natural state
Can Bees Be Trained to Sniff Out Cancer?
A British artist has designed Bee's, a glass diagnostic tool that aims to make screening as simple as breathing into a bowl
Video: A Drone Mates With a Queen Bee in Glorious Slow-Motion
For the new documentary More Than Honey, filmmakers captured the insects mating in midair
The Secret Life of Bees
The world's leading expert on bee behavior discovers the secrets of decision-making in a swarm
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