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Ecology Oct 12, 2023

Honey bees may inherit altruistic behavior from their mothers

True altruism is rare behavior in animals, but a new study by Penn State researchers has found that honey bees display this trait. Additionally, they found that an evolutionary battle of genetics may determine the parent ...

Plants & Animals Oct 11, 2023

Not lazy at all: Honey bee drones can be most active members of the colony

Sometimes it is worthwhile to look at the details, to study aspects that seem to be uninteresting or were previously ignored, and see noteworthy phenomena come to light. This has been the experience of honeybee researchers ...

Plants & Animals Oct 5, 2023

Bumble bees drop to shake off Asian hornets

Bumble bees have a remarkably successful method for fighting off Asian hornets, new research shows.

Ecology Sep 20, 2023

Australia gives up fight to eradicate bee-killing parasite

Australia on Wednesday abandoned its fight to eradicate the destructive Varroa mite, an invasive parasite responsible for the collapse of honeybee populations across the planet.

Ecology Sep 19, 2023

Range of pesticides, including neonicotinoids, found in pollen of different bee species

New research paints a worrying picture for the different species of bees that provide multi-million-euro pollination services in Ireland each year.

Ecology Sep 14, 2023

Pollination by more than one bee species found to improve cherry harvest

To obtain the biggest cherry harvest, trees should be pollinated by both honey bees and mason bees. A new study led by a researcher at the University of Gothenburg shows yet another benefit of biodiversity.

Plants & Animals Sep 12, 2023

Bees and other flying insects at greater risk of extinction as they migrate to higher elevations in changing climate

In response to rising global temperatures, many plants and animals are moving to higher elevations to survive in cooler temperatures. But a new study from the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) and Georgia Institute ...

Ecology Sep 2, 2023

Patrolling honey bees expose spread of antimicrobial resistance

Bees could become biomonitors, checking their neighborhoods to determine how far antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has spread, according to research by Macquarie University scientists.

Plants & Animals Aug 31, 2023

Researcher reveals the secret life of bumble bees

Bees that build microbreweries, ride a miniature merry-go-round and possibly even wear diapers: In biologist Tobin Hammer's UCI lab, all sorts of unusual projects unfold.

Archaeology Aug 31, 2023

How ancient bee burrows led to a better understanding of Neanderthals

The Shanidar cave sits in the Zagros mountains of the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq, in a border region between Iran and southeast Türkiye. Within the cave is one of the longest-debated collections of Neanderthal remains.

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