Where and how bees sleep might be different that you imagined. Find out where bees get shut eye in this latest episode of Ask Dr. Universe. Have a science question of your own? Send it to Dr. Universe ...

An adorable photo of bees nestled inside a flower is making the rounds on the internet — and putting a spotlight on these tiny pollinators. Arizona-based nature photographer Joe Neely first published ...

Out of over 20,000 bee species worldwide, most of us are probably familiar with worker bees that live in hives and nests, like honeybees and bumblebees. This adorable post from sociaty shows exhausted ...

So different, yet so alike. Through pollination, bees play an important role in the ecosystem, affecting the life cycle of plants, biodiversity and agricultural production. Their presence goes hand in ...

Worker bumble bees have been found to sacrifice their snooze times to look after the larvae. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West Midlands.

"It seems to disrupt the body clock in foraging bumblebees — they forage much less, more of that foraging is happening at nighttime, and they are sleeping a lot more in the daytime. It's causing a ...

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We are all better after a decent night's sleep -- and insects are no different. But two new studies have found a commonly used pesticide is disrupting the sleep of bees and flies -- with big ...