The majority of insects are considered beneficial or harmless. Of course, those are the ones we want to have hanging around.

Scientists say the bees' temperament is to ward off predators. But unsuspecting humans will find them to be aggressive, ...

Africanized honey bees, often called "killer bees," are now in 13 states, including Mississippi. Know where to find them, how ...

Honey produced by some species of Australian stingless bees possesses impressive bacteria- and fungi-killing properties, ...

Bees aren't out to get you, but some pack a painful punch if pushed too far. There are over 20,000 bee species worldwide, but here we narrowed it down to the 15 that stand out for their sting strength ...

A new discovery of how bees use their flight movements to facilitate remarkably accurate learning and recognition of complex visual patterns could ...

Cleansing flights may look chaotic, but they play a critical role in hive health, disease prevention, and colony survival.

The most famous packing problem concerns spheres. In 1611, the astronomer Johannes Kepler proposed that the densest way to ...

While most people picture the beloved honeybee when they think about bees, North America actually has 4,000 species of native ...

Solitary bees are a diverse group of wild bees that nest alone rather than in hives or colonies like honeybees or bumblebees ...

Animals were once considered mindless—incapable of thoughts or feelings. These views dominated common thought for millennia, ...