An estimated two million honey bees escaped over the weekend after a semitrailer carrying beehives turned over in a rural Texas neighborhood, according to officials and multiple reports. The incident ...

Accident was resolved fairly quickly and authorities said the bees were being transferred to local beekeepers Two million bees escaped after a truck transporting their hives overturned and released ...

We’re thinking about the crisis facing pollinators all wrong. And we’ve come to a crucial moment Last winter, commercial beekeepers lost more than 60% of their colonies – their worst losses on record.

Despite having tiny brains, bumblebees have demonstrated a remarkable ability to socially learn how to use tools, solve simple puzzles, and cooperate to achieve a goal. It seems they can also solve ...

A queen bee may be shaped by more than its famous royal diet. “The discovery is very cool and thought-provoking,” says Thomas Seeley, a biologist at Cornell University who was not involved in the work ...

English’s hybrid history, silent letters and overcomplicated rules are what make the competition fierce. By Nitsuh Abebe They happen every spring: the thrilling final rounds of the Scripps Spelling ...

A casual walk through an Ithaca cemetery led to the discovery of a gigantic hidden bee population — roughly 5.5 million ground-nesting bees packed beneath the soil. Scientists believe it may be one of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrey Parikh finished third in the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee before making a stunning exit from his school bee last year. Now in his final year before he ages out of the ...

America’s bees and beekeepers are losing a valuable ally just when they need its help most. The closure comes at a critical moment for bees. In winter 2025, many beekeepers lost over half their ...

Shrubbery spells out the initials for Clovis Unified School District at the district’s Professional Development Building site along Clovis Avenue just east of Sunnyside Ave., photographed Wednesday, ...

The soft ground of the dead in upstate New York is buzzing with swarms of the living—the largest group of ground-nesting bees ever recorded worldwide. “It’s a massive aggregation of bee nests,” says ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists at Cornell University ...