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

New research proving bumblebees exhibit emotion-like behaviors—previously thought to exist only in mammalian species—has ...

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

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

The bee was once found in roughly half of the U.S. Now, rare sightings have been limited to about a dozen states.

Volunteers across Iowa conducted nearly 500 bumble bee atlas surveys in 2025, which was more than three times the number of surveys conducted the year prior.

Bumble bees play, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London published in Animal Behaviour. It is the first time that object play behaviour has been shown in an insect, adding to ...

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

Some of California’s most crucial insects seem to have gone missing. A new study suggests that populations of once-abundant bumble bee species in California may have experienced serious decline, after ...

It's easy for us to tell if someone is enjoying their meal or not. They lick their lips if they like it, grimace if they ...

Scientists have uncovered molecular changes in bumblebees exposed to a common pesticide, revealing potential links between ...

Don't panic—these important pollinators aren't aggressive.