A pesticide approved for being safer than its predecessors may be quietly sabotaging the very insects farmers depend on, and ...

Scientists have uncovered molecular changes in bumblebees exposed to a common pesticide, revealing potential links between ...

Scientists found low doses of a widely used pesticide disrupt bee reproduction by altering genes in their ovaries rather than ...

A new study offers clues as to how the insects survive flooding as they emerge from a hibernation-like phase every winter. By Jason P. Dinh If you want to be queen, don’t hold your breath. That is, if ...

Bumblebees are only an inch long, but they help power the global food system. Roughly one-third of the food we grow depends ...

After scientists accidentally discovered that the common eastern bumblebee can withstand flood conditions, they wanted to investigate what makes that super-ability possible Common eastern bumblebee ...

A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying bumble bee exposure to particulate air pollutants, scientists at the University of Leicester have ...

Every bumble bee colony has a queen, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests the process of determining which baby bee reigns supreme may be less monarchal than the royal title ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Unladen common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) in Ontario ...