Bumble bees show spontaneous problem-solving, challenging big-brain assumptions

In a new study, bumble bees solve a completely novel object-manipulation task. What makes this behavior especially remarkable ...

Kansans are needed to track bumble bees — some at risk of extinction. How to help

All you need to become a volunteer is an interest in pollinators and the ability to spare a couple of weekends between June ...

Biologists are searching for Kansas bumble bees, here’s how you can help

Kansas wildlife officials are asking for help from the public in tracking the whereabouts of bumble bees in the Sunflower ...

Rare, endangered bee gets habitat protection across 6 states: Here’s where

The bee was once found in roughly half of the U.S. Now, rare sightings have been limited to about a dozen states.
Pahrump Valley Times

The Bumble Bee Atlas: Conservation through community

Dolan is coordinator of the Mountain States Bumble Bee Atlas, a program administered by science-based nonprofit organization ...
Center for Biological Diversity

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finalizes Critical Habitat Protections for Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today finalized the designation of 1.57 million acres of critical habitat for rusty patched bumblebees, securing protections for places essential to the survival of ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Sleepy bumble bee tucked inside a tulip tree bloom has viewers in love

"How so very sweet and peaceful." ...
Stories by SWNS on MSN

Bumble bees are the brainboxes of the insect world

Bumble bees are the brainboxes of the insect world, suggests new research. The garden pollinators are able to solve puzzles ...
Science Daily

Identifying the bee's knees of bumble bee diets

A new study has identified the bee's knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the Upper Midwest. By viewing almost 23,000 bumble bee-flower interactions over two years, researchers found that ...