Adult Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) with gathered insect prey. This is one of the fifteen species shown to be affected by elevated imidacloprid concentrations in surface water in the Netherlands.

New Research

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

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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

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What Happens When 20 Million Bees Are Set Loose In A Highway Accident

Water to the rescue against peeved honeybees

Bees from a single species aren't as effective in pollinating as bees from a diversity of species, a new study shows.

New Research

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

Bombus flavifrons worker visiting a columbine in Grant Teton National Park

Bumblebees Can Fly Into Thin Air

Once thought to be unimpressive fliers, bumblebees may be able to summit Mount Everest, new research suggests

This bee is not having a good day.

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Zombees Have Made it Across the U.S.

That gives us what, 28 days left?

This hive of the stingless honey-making bee Melipona triplaridis is one of a handful of tropical hives bee expert David Roubik keeps at his home in Panama City. Note the waffle-like honeycomb in the background

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

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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

Biologist Thomas Seeley says animals other than bees use swarm intelligence—including, sometimes, people.

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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Brain Food for Busy Bees

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