A century ago, a psychologist named Wolfgang Köhler proved that chimpanzees could solve complex ...

In a new study, bumble bees solve a completely novel object-manipulation task. What makes this behavior especially remarkable ...

Scientists are examining the extraordinary colony-building capacities of solo queen bumblebees to better understand cognition ...

Bumble bees are the brainboxes of the insect world, suggests new research. The garden pollinators are able to solve puzzles ...

Worker bees help decide which bumblebee larvae become queens by feeding them juvenile hormone during growth period.

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 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 ...

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 ...

The buzz of a bumble bee feeding at a willow catkin is a sure sign that spring has arrived to Interior Alaska. As more and more flowers unfurl to offer their nectar and pollen rewards, a dizzying ...