Honey Bees' Oddly Hypnotizing 'Shimmering' Is Actually a Clever Defense
Have you ever seen bees shimmering?
French Ban on Neonicotinoid Pesticides, Which Bees May Find Addictive, Goes Into Effect
A French ban on five neonicotinoid pesticides intended to protect the nation’s bees from colony collapse disorder went…
Woman With Face 'Completely Covered With Bees' Stung 200 Times
A woman in Lake Forest, California, was hospitalized after she was attacked by a swarm of bees on Monday.
Fascinating Experiment Suggests Bees Understand the Concept of Zero
Humans have relegated insects to the lower levels of the cognitive totem pole, but scientists are increasingly showing…
EU Bans Controversial Pesticide in the Name of Bees
Let’s pop some champagne this weekend: The European Union decided Friday to ban all outdoor use of neonicotinoids,…
Buzz Buzz, NASA Funds Project to Put Bee Robots on Mars
I can’t beelieve it! Maybe one day there will be bee-like robots buzzing around the surface of Mars.
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Flowers Express 'Invisible' Heat Patterns to Attract Bees
Over the course of evolution, flowers and pollinating insects have developed an intimate, mutually beneficial…
Solar Developers are Transforming Vast Energy Farms Into Pollinator Habitats
The wildflowers tickling the underside of solar panels on a site in Ramsey, Minnesota, are not just for decoration.…
You Will Feel Unclean Watching This Video of Bee Sex
For those who came here expecting the uncut version of Bee Movie, you’re in the wrong place. This is a blog about some v…
Scientists Are Making Horrible Red-Eye Mutant Wasps Because Why the Hell Not
Listen, scientists. I appreciate what you do, and boy I sure do love that evidence-based pursuit of knowledge, but did…
Yet Another Reason Bees Are Screwed: Your Damn Almonds
It’s no secret that bees have been having a really rough time: Just yesterday, the rusty-patched bumble became the…
Human Activity May Cause the Bees to Just Give Up
The bees are one of our most important ecological allies, thanks to their role ensuring our food plants reproduce. But…
After Population Plunge, Once Common Bumble Bee Officially Listed as Endangered
The noble and rare rusty-patched bumble bee is officially endangered. A once common bee that inhabited 28 states, the…
This Freaky Plant Has an Incredible Trick For Luring in Flies
Plants employ a wide variety of tactics to lure pollinators, but an ornamental plant popularly known as Giant Ceropegia…
Queen Bees Lay Fewer Eggs When Exposed to Popular Insecticide
New research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shows that a widely-used class of nicotine-based insecticides is…
South Carolina Just Annihilated Millions of Bees By Accident
To prevent Zika-infected mosquitoes from taking root in South Carolina, officials in Dorchester County gave the…
F-22 Raptor Gets Owned By a Bunch of Honey Bees
The F-22 Raptor is one of the military’s most powerful weapons, but everything—man, woman, sentient rotted orange—has a…
Here's a New Reason Bees Are Dying At an Alarming Rate
At the beginning of Bee Movie, Jerry Seinfeld explains in a voiceover, “According to all known laws of aviation,” bees…
Swarm of Bees Attempts to Consume Pickup Truck
When bees swarm, a natural process when looking for a place to set up a new colony, they have the tendency to pick some…