By studying the tiny brains of honeybees, researchers are learning more about how we make decisions.

(StudyFinds.org) — It turns out humans aren’t the only ones who can benefit from a strong cup of coffee in the morning. A new study shows that bees also get a buzz from caffeine — and it helps them ...

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC has for the ...

Crops are being threatened by heavier rainfall causing a depletion in phosphorus in farm land soil, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. The research said phosphorus is washed ...

Just like people confronted with a sea of options at the grocery store, bees foraging in meadows encounter many different flowers at once. They must decide which ones to visit for food, but it isn't ...

Since decoding the “waggle dance” in the 1940s, bees have been at the forefront of research into insect intellect. A new study shows that bees can be trained to understand the dot-dash behavior of ...

WHEN IT comes to architectural accomplishments, humans like to think they stand at the top of the pyramid. That is to underestimate the astonishing achievements of social insects: termites raise ...

Botanists from the University of Copenhagen and the UK set out to find the best flower combinations for bees and hoverflies. The results make it easier for garden owners and municipalities, among ...

Margarita Lopez-Uribe reveals how squash bees evolved to thrive on our modern farms. Pollination gets personal when Shane meets Margarita Lopez-Uribe, an entomologist who studies squash bees — a wild, ...