Even tiny insects need to focus. In a recent study, honey bees—usually quick to learn which scent means sugar—completely flubbed the task when a flashing light joined the party. This surprisingly ...

They’re busy, they’re buzzing, and sometimes belligerent. We’re flexing our “hive mind” muscles and flying into the world of bees. * The importance of these little insects -- some thousands of species ...

Social insects like bees demonstrate a remarkable range of behaviors, from working together to build structurally complex nests (complete with built-in climate control) to the pragmatic division of ...