Like so many flying insects, these essential pollinators are suffering because of habitat loss and the overuse of chemicals. Here’s how to give them a healthier, happier home ...

Brooklyn’s pedestrian plazas will be quite literally buzzing with activity this spring as the city expands The Pollinator Port Project, a program to offer refuge to local bees and other pollinators.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Insects are the primary pollinators of most flowers and crops. Niklas_Weidner/500px via Getty Images Rachel Mallinger: A lot of ...

Carpenter bees can be found throughout North Carolina. The insects are often seen near “porch rails, decks, deck furniture, ...

Bees have long been celebrated for their intricate hives and precise navigation, but new research suggests their inner lives are even more sophisticated than many scientists assumed. In carefully ...

That matters beyond the insects themselves. Bees and wasps help support pollination and other ecological interactions. If ...

Scientists discovered millions of solitary bees living under a cemetery, showing how hidden habitats support pollination and ...

The researchers designed a maze to test bees' ability to distinguish between long and short flashes of light. - Alex Davidson/Queen Mary University Bumblebees can process the duration of flashes of ...