Science of Bees

Single bee is making an immortal clone army thanks to a genetic fluke | Live Science (2021)

Honeybees have thrived for 50 million years, each colony 40 to 50,000 individuals coordinated in amazing harmony. So why, seven years ago, did colo... (2019)

My queen was a dud, and her replacement had been murdered. I became fascinated with bees after reading this story. I bought guidebooks, joined beek... (2017)

In this hour, TED speakers explain how everything in nature is connected, and how we can restore its delicate balance. (2018)

This Australian stingless bee builds spiral towers of its unborn young. That may be the least weird thing about it. (2018)

Professor Mandyam Srinivasan, from the University of Queensland's Brain Institute, was studying how honeybees avoid colliding in mid-air when he no... (2017)

One man from the Kulung culture harvests psychotropic honey that is guarded by capricious spirits and the world’s largest honeybees. (2017)

My queen was a dud, and her replacement had been murdered. Some time ago I read a short story by Roald Dahl called “Royal Jelly.” It’s the tal... (2019)

A grandmother plagued by a huge swarm of bees for more than 24 hours while driving her car home from a nature reserve has spoken about the incredib... (2019)

We've learned bees can understand zero and do basic math, and now a new study shows their tiny insect brains may be capable of connecting symbols t... (2019)

The number of bee species appears to have declined sharply in the past 30 years, which could mean many types of bee are extinct or so rare that no ... (2021)

Crows have long been considered cunning. But their intelligence may be far more advanced than we ever thought possible. (2019)

A philosophical and neurobiological look into the apian mind. (2017)

How it actually works remains a mystery, but if replicated by humans, it could be a boon for agriculture. (2020)