Bumblebees are among the intellectual giants of the insect world. They learn the locations of landmarks relative to their nest, and are able to navigate accurately many miles across the landscape. They…
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Bees
Displaying 201 - 220 of 245 articles
Ancient woodlands and flower-rich meadows have disappeared to make way for agriculture and urbanisation, but attempts are being made to reverse the decline using “green” farming projects. The question…
A species of bee declared extinct in the UK almost 30 years ago is flying again – thanks in part to the efforts of farmers. Researchers have been restoring the short-haired bumblebee to Romney Marsh and…
A tiny mite has been killing honey bees all around the world, and will inevitably reach Australian shores. So what is this destructive mite, and what we can do to protect Australian honey bees? The Varroa…
Bee population variations are linked to climate change, new research has shown. The study highlights warnings about the effect…
Perhaps I was naive, but when I discovered the extent of the chemical soup applied to typical fields I was astonished. As part of our ongoing investigations into the impact of pesticides on bees, we looked…
Male honey bees are more susceptible to a fungal intestinal parasite (Nosema ceranae) than females, researchers from the…
Exposure to a widely used pesticide stunts growth in worker bumblebees, researchers from the University of London have found…
Much like people, insect colonies like to know if her majesty is at home. In the ants, bees, wasps and termites (the “big four” of the social insect world), the queen has long been suspected of using special…
A new facet of the honeybee “waggle dance” - in which bees dance to inform their counterparts where to find a food source…
From the Himalayas to the subtropics - it appears flower colour has evolved to attract bee pollinators. Biologists from Monash…
Research in the Himalayas has investigated how flowers evolved distinctive bee-friendly colours to attract pollinators. This…
The controversial ban on neonicotinoid insecticides comes into effect across the EU this weekend. Neonicotinoids, or neonics, are powerful neurotoxins, killing insects with minute doses and impairing their…
Everyone knows what it’s like to be uncertain – at least, humans do. But are non-human animals ever uncertain? When we feel uncertainty, instead of risking the consequences of a bad or wrong decision…
Queen bees have been found to display honesty signals about their reproductive status and quality. The new research by the…
Landing is arguably the most nerve-racking element of any flight. To execute a safe landing, a pilot needs to know the plane’s speed and its distance from the landing surface. The pilot’s challenge is…
Bees went though a mass extinction, along with the dinosaurs and species of flowering plants, 65 million years ago. It’s…
The EU banned the use of neonicotinoid pesticides for two years in April, after a sustained campaign by beekeepers, green groups and environmental organisations across Europe. These groups are convinced…
By analysing the flight of bees, the University of Queensland’s Brain Institute has learned how bees gain maximum fuel efficiency…
In a honey bee colony, the queen bee rules while her daughter workers do nothing but work. So what happens when the queen dies? Are there worker riots, with the colony dissolving into a chaotic mess? Surprisingly…
Top contributors
-
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University
-
Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
-
Lecturer in Ecology, University of New England
-
Researcher and analyst, Monash University
-
Senior Research Associate in Entomology, Lancaster University
-
Associate professor, University of Sydney
-
Associate Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
-
Biodiversity Management Officer, University of Sydney
-
Centre Manager & Industry Liaison Officer ARC ITTC Centre for Fruit Fly Biosecurity Innovation, Macquarie University
-
Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong
-
Associate Professor in Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
-
Professor of Biology (Evolution, Behaviour and Environment), University of Sussex
-
Professor of Quantum Physics and Australian Research Council Future Fellow, RMIT University
-
Professor of Apiculture, University of Sussex
-
Lecturer in Invertebrate Ecology, Western Sydney University
