In a first for nature and the planet, an insect has been given official legal rights. The revolutionary move comes from Peru, ...

Experts say the bee species keeps the Amazon's ecosystems pollinated and produces honey with medicinal properties ...

They are found in tropical regions across the world, and about half of the 500 known species live in the Amazon ...

There are nearly 1 million insect species that can be found across the globe, according to the Smithsonian. With this many creepy crawlers roaming around, there's a chance some can be in your backyard ...

But, not so for bumblebees, where the queen is larger but otherwise physically indistinguishable from her workers. In a study ...

The latest ArtScience Museum exhibition features 37 high-magnification portraits of insects captured by renowned British ...

Researchers have proposed a new model for the evolution of higher brain functions and behaviors in the Hymenoptera order of insects. The team compared the Kenyon cells, a type of neuronal cell, in the ...

The buzz of a bumble bee feeding at a willow catkin is a sure sign that spring has arrived to Interior Alaska. As more and more flowers unfurl to offer their nectar and pollen rewards, a dizzying ...

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Depictions of the bee appear very early in the development of coinage in ancient Greece, which may have started in Ephesus.