Bees : Science World Report

Aug 25, 2015 08:42 AM EDT

Tiny High-Tech Backpacks on Honey Bees May Save the Insects from Colony Collapse

Tiny sensors may just save bees. Intel and CSIRO have joined together to create tiny bee "backpacks" that will hopefully help researchers discover why bee populations are declining in Australia.

Aug 03, 2015 04:18 PM EDT

Honeybees Naturally Vaccinate Their Babies with Their Blood

Bees may be able to naturally vaccinate their offspring. Scientists have found out how bees naturally immunize their babies by studying a bee blood protein called vitellogenin.

Jul 26, 2015 02:28 PM EDT

70 Percent of Pollen and Honey Samples from Honeybees Contain Pesticides

Scientists have discovered that more than 70 percent of pollen and honey samples collected from foraging bees in Massachusetts contain at least one neonicotinoid, a class of pesticide that has been implicated in Colony Collapse Disorder.

Jul 15, 2015 11:19 AM EDT

Tiny Transmitters Placed On The Bee Backs Help Reveal Secrets Of Disease

Researchers at James Cook University in Australia have discovered that by gluing tiny transmitters to the backs of insects for the first time, this will help provide new insight into how disease affects the threatened insects.

Jul 09, 2015 06:03 PM EDT

Climate Change is Destroying Bee Habitat and Shrinking Bumblee Populations

Climate change is causing bumblebees to decline in force. Now, scientists have conducted the most comprehensive study to date of the impacts of climate change on critical pollinators.

Jul 08, 2015 02:27 PM EDT

Insecticides And Honey Bees: Neonicotinoids Are A Threat To Them

New findings published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology investigate the use of insecticides--specifically neonicotinoids--and their effects on the decline of the honey bee population.

Jun 21, 2015 10:52 PM EDT

Barn Owls Threatened by Killer Bees in South Florida

Barn owls may be in danger. Scientists have discovered that barn owls may be threatened by Africanized bees in south Florida.

Jun 19, 2015 05:31 PM EDT

'Sixth Extinction' May Have Begun on Earth: Humans and Other Species at Risk

A sixth mass extinction may have begun. Scientists have used highly conservative estimates to prove that species are disappearing faster than at any time since the time of the dinosaurs.

Jun 08, 2015 07:26 PM EDT

Aluminum Pollution May Cause Bumblebee Alzheimer's and Population Decline

Aluminum contamination may be impacting bee cognition. Researchers have found that aluminum contamination may be contributing to the decline in bumblebee populations.

Jun 05, 2015 09:42 AM EDT

Both Pesticides and Insecticides May Harm Wild Bees

Pesticides harm bees. Now, though, researchers have discovered another threat. It turns out that fungicides labeled "safe for bees" also indirectly may hurt these pollinators.

May 15, 2015 12:50 PM EDT