(THE CONVERSATION) – The Greek historian Herodotus reported over 2,000 years ago on a misguided forbidden experiment in which two children were prevented from hearing human speech so that a king could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers from Virginia Tech and Arizona State University recently published findings in Science Advances tying specific bee ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – As trees and flowers blossom in spring, bees emerge from their winter nests and burrows. For many species it’s time to mate, and some will start new solitary nests or colonies.

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC has for the first time identified specific patterns of brain chemical activity that predict ...

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 ...

When a honey bee returns to the nest after foraging for food, it breaks into dance. Moving in a figure-eight shape while shaking its abdomen helps the bee communicate to others how far away the ...

The world of bees extends far beyond their well-known role as nature’s most industrious pollinators. These small but mighty insects possess a sophisticated level of collective intelligence, with ...

A bumblebee lands on the flowers of a white sloe bush. Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images Stephen Buchmann, University of Arizona As trees and flowers blossom in spring, bees emerge from ...

What can a honey bee tell us about human learning? According to researchers at Virginia Tech and Arizona State University, more than you might think. Their findings, published in Science Advances on ...

As trees and flowers blossom in spring, bees emerge from their winter nests and burrows. For many species it’s time to mate, and some will start new solitary nests or colonies. Bees and other ...