Bees at Risk: Baby Bumblebees Are Dying Within Nests Due to Climate Change, Study Reveals

Medicine & Technology May 05, 2024

Climate change is threatening the lives and population of bumblebees. Read to learn more.

Bumblebees Cannot Taste Pesticides in Nectar Even at Lethal Concentrations

Nov 21, 2023

Bumblebees are smart but cannot detect pesticides in nectar. Continue reading to understand how bees are at risk of contaminated nectar.

More Than a Human Problem: Air Pollution Changes Gut Microbiome of British Bumblebees, Affects Bee Health and Different Ecosystems

Apr 17, 2023

Air pollution does not just affect humans; it affects bees, too. Read to learn more.

Climate Change Is Causing Bees to Be More Stressed; Museum Collections Show How This Has Taken Place [Study]

Aug 19, 2022

Researchers discovered that evidence for stress in bees got higher as the century progressed. What has climate change got to do with it? Read to find out.

Tiny Bees vs Large Bumblebees: Which Cope Better, Struggle More Against Climate Warming?

Apr 25, 2022

Over 20,000 bees were studied to determine how different species reacted to changing climatic conditions. Learn which copes better between small and large bees.

Flowers Use Humidity as Invisible Tactic to Attract Bumblebees for Pollination

Jun 23, 2021

A new study recently showed flowers' invisible tactic to possibly attract their pollinators. It showed that bumblebees, specifically, may use a flower's humidity to tell them about the presence of nectar.

Bees: What Do We Really Know?

Jan 25, 2021

There are many misconceptions regarding bees, and as much as some may fear them, bees are key to the flourishment of flowers and fruits.

Pesticide Is The Reason Bees Are Not Getting Adequate Sleep

Jan 24, 2021

Pesticides affect how bees, nature's hardworking insects, are unable to pollinate properly and effectively. As a result, they don't get the adequate sleep they need.

New Study Reveals Large Bumblebees Learn the Best Flowers’ Spots

Dec 29, 2020

A new study recently found that big bumblebees are taking time to learn the best flowers' locations or sites.

Present Levels of Radiation in Chernobyl Still Harmful, Even For Bees

Oct 21, 2020

Scientists believe that policymakers should think about nuclear environmental risks again after finding out that bumblebees exposed to current levels of Chernobyl radiations suffered a significant drop in their ability to reproduce.

Bee Tongue Sizes and Cultivated Habitats: What Could Ecology Do to Protect Bee Populations?

Sep 11, 2020

A research team from Germany analyzed which bee populations thrive from faba bean cultivation while other species benefit from semi-natural habitats.

No Pollen? No Problem! Bees Puncture Plant Leaves to Accelerate Flower Production

May 23, 2020

When flowers have not yet bloomed due to climate crisis, bees found a genius way to accelerate its flower production for them to survive.

Creating an Excellent Blueberry Crop Requires Bees

Jun 18, 2019

Among all of these bees, only the southeastern blueberry bee and the honey bee significantly increased fruit set

Electronically Modified Insects Used For Spy Cam: Military Applications, Search & Rescue & Other Human-Guided Activities

Jun 04, 2017

Modified insects to serve humans is gaining ground for other applications. A cyborg locusts can now be utilized for bomb detection, bees can now sniff for weapons while roaches are used for mapping impassable terrains and closed spaces.

Birds vs Bees: Flowers Evolved To Lure Specific Pollinators

Apr 22, 2017

Research found that flowers believed to have evolved to lure hummingbirds really showed combinations of traits to keep away bumblebees, whose visits were 'wasteful' for the plants.