Learn how stingless bees quietly sustain Amazonian forests — and how a new law is changing what happens when they’re harmed.

Cataloging Idaho bees will benefit crops and the ecosystem, according to researchers who are recruiting and training volunteers to help. “We’re figuring out that these native bee species are almost ...

A volunteer-led Idaho master melittologist program aims to expand the pool of people with bee knowledge, build upon recent research and establish a bee atlas for the state. Initial data for the Idaho ...

I n a first for nature and the planet, an insect has been given official legal rights. The revolutionary move comes from Peru ...

Knowing your winged and stinging insects is pretty important for homeowners, both so they can better understand the biodiversity on their property and so that they know which insects pose danger to ...

Q: What are these insects? They are smaller than bumblebees; they chase me and they attack like a hornet or yellow jacket! I’ve been around bumblebees in the yard and they seem so docile flying around ...

One summer day in 2018, Sam Droege lowered his net and scooped up a few small bees buzzing around the blossoms of a ...

In a global first, Peru recognizes stingless bees as rights-bearing species, reshaping how insects fit into environmental law ...

In a Caribbean cave, researchers discovered hundreds of fossils with bee nests within them. It is the first time this behavior has been recorded, a new study finds.

Curious where bees and wasps go in winter? Learn how these buzzing insects survive the cold months and what happens to hives and nests until spring.

One of the most notable “hidden” finds is a small sucker-mouthed minnow endemic to Vietnam’s highlands, discovered in the Lo ...

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve By Susan ...