The Pirates may have given up a promising pitcher in Mike Burrows, but they also got one back in the deal, too. One piece of ...

Are drunk bees a thing? According to this Instagram post, it’s actually possible for bees to be bounced at the hive entrance ...

In a Caribbean cave where owls once spat out the bones of their prey, scientists have uncovered a nesting strategy that rewrites what we know about bees. Instead of burrowing into soil or wood, some ...

Since decoding the “waggle dance” in the 1940s, bees have been at the forefront of research into insect intellect. A new study shows that bees can be trained to understand the dot-dash behavior of ...

Former Butler basketball star Daryl Mason died from lung cancer at the age of 73. Mason holds multiple rebounding records at Butler, including for a single game, single season and career. Off the ...

Hidden predators like pollen mites, Houdini flies, and chalkbrood linger inside nests, emerging in spring and harming future generations of bees. Proper cleaning removes these threats, ensuring every ...

While yellow jackets are active throughout the summer in Michigan, fall is often when they become the most annoying as they pester you for your apple, or cinnamon and sugar doughnut at the farmer's ...

Home gardeners will have noticed an obvious reduction in the bee and butterfly populations this growing season. A simple daily morning head count of butterflies and native and European bees foraging ...

From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know! On weekday mornings, as thousands of corporate employees file into the ...

Bees aren't out to get you, but some pack a painful punch if pushed too far. There are over 20,000 bee species worldwide, but here we narrowed it down to the 15 that stand out for their sting strength ...

This spring, I was getting scared because I saw so few bees in any of the gardens I visited. Finally in early May, whew! Bees of many kinds began to appear, along with many other insect pollinators.