Rusty-patched bumble bees (Bombus affinis), are crucial pollinators of wildflowers and crops, like apples and cranberries. Named after the reddish patch on its back, the insect was listed as federally ...

The Transformer robots have always been the perfect inspiration material for toymakers. I mean, what's not to love about cars and trucks and planes that can morph into sentient, fighting robots? The ...

A new study has identified the bee's knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the Upper Midwest. By viewing almost 23,000 bumble bee-flower interactions over two years, researchers found that ...

Bumble bees—vital and fuzzy pollinators—face unique threats amidst global insect declines. If the insect world has a fuzzy, charismatic cutie, it’s surely the humble bumble bee. While insect ...

Bees are well-known to be sentient individuals with very active minds who display rich cognitive and emotional lives. What has never before been shown is that bumble bees, who play with balls and seem ...