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Woman attacked by bees in Rancho Bernardo
Rancho Bernardo woman was rushed to the hospital Tuesday after a swarm of bees attacked her.
Surprisingly simple logic explains amazing bee abilities
Bumblebees and Pavlov's dogs have something in common: Both can learn to associate two things they've never seen together before
Bees and wasps can recognise and learn different faces
Despite having tiny brains they appear to visually process faces in a similar way to how we do, according to Adrian Dyer, an associate professor from RMIT University in Australia.
Scientists figure out how bees reproduce without having sex
Bees, butterflies, and bats: Why you want these pollinators in your backyard
If you want to attract pollinators, including bees and butterflies, to your garden, these experts have easy tips.
Buying bee-friendly: Nurseries which don't use neonicotinoids
A listing of nurseries, growers, and seed companies which don't use neonicotinoids, and sell bee-friendly plants.
What hangs upside down and buzzes like a bee?
Greater mouse-eared bats make a hornet-like buzzing sound that repels owls, researchers reported in Current Biology. A variety of animals mimic other animals to ward off or evade predators, but the bat study may be the first documented case of acoustic mimicry in a mammal, says co-author Danilo Russo.
What NOT to say to a woman who is trying to get pregnant
'Have you considered adoption?' and other things to avoid.
5 tips to keep bees buzzing in your yard
Urban beekeeper Yens Pedersen offered tips to listeners on CBC Saskatchewan's Blue Sky about how to keep bees around to help with pollination.
What Exactly are Africanized Bees, and How Scary are They?
The "killer bee" is one of the most feared animals on the planet. But could it end up helping us?
5 Bees Native to the Southeastern U.S. and Tips for Supporting Them
Did you know that honeybees aren’t native to the United States? They were brought from Europe by colonists in the 1600s. Don’t get me wrong, I still love honeybees. Local honey is an amazing sweetener and they do a great job pollinating a lot of our crops. However, native bees are awesome too! Some studies … Continue reading 5 Bees Native to the Southeastern U.S. and Tips for Supporting Them →
Why Is the Bat So Misunderstood?
Bees are getting all the attention, but bats are equally deserving of our sympathy
Have you seen these bees flying around your lawn?
Are you finding various mounds building up in your yard? You could have Ground Nesting Bees. Discover what you need to do to avoid destroying your lawn.
Bees have human-like ability to link symbols to numbers, study finds
This may lead to ‘exciting new pathways for communication across species’, says Dr Adrian Dyer
Did you know a queen bee lays 1,500 eggs a day?
Surprising behavior of bees during total solar eclipses discovered
A buzzworthy study looks at the strange actions of bees.
Before There Were Birds or Bees, This Is How Trilobites Made Babies
The discovery of clasper limbs in a fossil suggests that some species of the ancient arthropods reproduced much like modern horseshoe crabs.
Bees Can Learn Symbols Associated With Counting, New Experiment Suggests
A new experiment in which bees were trained to associate symbols with numbers suggests we can communicate with insects in ways not thought possible.
What causes honeybee die-off and how to help the bees
Master Gardener Laura Simpson also helps a reader with cabbage looper problems and advises another on bird-nibbled fruit.
What Cities Can Do to Help Birds and Bees Survive
Pollinators—the wildlife that shuffle pollen between flowers—are being decimated. But they may still thrive with enough help from urban humans.
Bees learn faster when they're punished for getting things wrong
Researchers from Toulouse in France said that bees were able to distinguish between numbers and even understand the concept of zero, despite having tiny brains.
