Honey is the sweet, sticky, delicious condiment that’s loved across the world. In 2021, the global honey industry was valued at approximately $8 billion, per Statista. Bees work overtime to produce ...

The ability to detect viruses and other harmful pathogens is highly advantageous for animals, as it can guide their behavior ...

Our cities are complex places of work, industry and residential activities. This often makes it hard to pin down the spread of different contaminants throughout them. This can be a concern, especially ...

Bumble bees sustain many of our most nutritious crops, while honey bees underpin food production across the globe.

On a hot summer day in Colorado, European honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) buzz around a cluster of hives near Boulder Creek. Worker bees taking off in search of water, nectar and pollen mingle with bees ...

Bumble bee survival depends on nest location and extreme heat. Underground nests protect colonies, while aboveground nests ...

Polar bears, great white sharks, lions, tigers… and bees? Bafta and Emmy-winning National Geographic explorer Bertie Gregory had some initial reservations about the wow-factor of the subject of his ...

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