Jul 28 2011
Hear My Nectar! Dish-Shaped Leaves Attract Bats
A vine beckons bat pollinators by emitting a strong acoustic echo that helps the bats find their nectar.
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Jun 10 2011
New Dino May Be World’s Smallest
This dinosaur may be pint-sized, but it was still a predator.
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Jun 03 2011
Heavy Honeybee Losses Reported Over Winter
The 30 percent drop was significant, but was at least less steep than the previous winter by 4 percent.
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May 11 2011
Beekeepers Battle ‘Perfect Storm’
Honeybees are still in the throes of a "perfect storm" of viruses, mites and more, but beekeepers are fighting back.
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Apr 25 2011
Beehackers Bring Cheap Widgets to a 19th-Century Craft
Beekeeping engineers want to use sensors, microphones and microcontrollers to monitor beehive health.
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Mar 10 2011
Save the Bees, Urges U.N.
Bee declines range up to 85 percent in some areas and have prompted alarm from the United Nations.
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May 05 2010
Elephants Fear Bees, Not Mice
When bees approach, elephants flee the scene, occasionally straying onto farmers' fields.
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Mar 26 2010
Bumblebees Have Supersonic Color Vision
Bees' color vision clocks in as the fastest in the animal world.
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Mar 24 2010
Bee Die-Offs Worsened by Winter, Pesticides
A harsh winter and the apparent spread of pesticides into hives is worsening a crisis among the pollinators, which are crucial for crops.
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Feb 16 2010
Bees Can Say ‘Stop’
The finding shows that bee colonies behave more like giant, single beasts than as individual insects.
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