When stuck in water, honeybees are able to use their wings to generate waves that they then surf on to safety, a new study has revealed. Like most of us, bees get thirsty on hot days. After a long day ...
Bee wings might be small, but they are really strong. I learned all about bee wings from my friend Melanie Kirby, a honey bee researcher at Washington State University. Kirby said you can think about ...
When stuck in water, honeybees are able to use their wings to generate waves that they then surf on to safety, a new study has revealed. Like most of us, bees get thirsty on hot days. After a long day ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Bumble bees are clumsy fliers. They crash into things about ...
Bees fly like a blur with wings too fast to see. Often, you hear them before you see them. They’re small, but their sound is unmistakable. Bees hover with a telltale buzz. And that buzz offers a big ...
Bees do not fly like birds, or like airplanes, or like conventional drones. But their unique flight characteristics can be a distinct advantage in... Aug 20, 2015 — Bees do not fly like birds, or like ...
Turns out bee wings get more jagged and asymmetrical when the bees they’re attached to are stressed out, a new study says. “With hotter and wetter conditions predicted to place bumblebees under higher ...
Honey bees do a little movement called the waggle dance to alert each other to new food sources. Can a robot learn the boogie? The humble honey bee is thought to have one of the most complex ...
Robotic versions of flying insects hold a lot of promise for numerous applications, but controlling their yaw axis while in flight has proven challenging. A new bee robot, however, addresses that ...
When a honey bee turns 21 days old, she leaves the nest to look for pollen and nectar. For her, this is a moment of great risk, and great reward. It's also the moment at which she becomes recognizable ...
Founded in 2014 as a children’s imprint of Bonnier Publishing USA, Manhattan-based Little Bee Books is dedicated to publishing “creative and fun books for busy little bees.” Its parent company is a ...
It is a classic coming-of-age story, in many ways. A honey bee hatches and grows up deep inside a hive. Surrounded by 40,000 of her closest relatives, this dark and constantly buzzing place is all ...