(PhysOrg.com) -- Their brains are tiny - about the size of sesame seeds - and yet the behaviour of the humble honey bee is so advanced it has scientists scratching their heads in disbelief. New ...

Every year on May 20, people across the globe celebrate World Bee Day to spread awareness about the importance of bees and other pollinators. These tiny insects play a major role in maintaining ...

Sam Droege from the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab is helping to collect amazingly detailed photographs of bee specimens. There are estimated to be 20,000 bee species worldwide.

Flowers have a secret signal that's specially tailored for bees so they know where to collect nectar. And new research has just given us a greater insight into how this signal works. Nanoscale ...

Bumblebees and Pavlov's dogs have something in common: Both can learn to associate two things they've never seen together before. A new study finds that bees use simple logical steps to learn from ...

Honeybees aren't native to U.S., but these other amazing bees are. And they contribute to pollinating delicious American crops such as pumpkins, blueberries and tomatoes. By Francie Diep Published Jun ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Two years ago, the United Nations started World Bee Day to pay tribute ...

You probably are not aware that September is National Honey Month — unless you are among the two dozen or more urban and rooftop beekeepers within the city of Washington. But you don’t have to be ...