To stay in the air when hovering over a flower, bumble bees continually flap their wings rapidly, a metabolic process that ...
Bumble bees may overpower invasive Argentine ants in one-on-one fights, but those victories come at a hidden cost.
From fundamental biological units as tiny as genes to complex societies, ecological systems rely on cooperation. All manner ...
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For wild bumble bees, diet isn't one-size-fits-all
In the first long-term, community-level field study of wild bumble bee nutrition, a team of ecologists led by Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden discovered that wild bees aren't ...
Decades ago, the Bombus affinis species of the bumble bee could be seen thriving across the Eastern and Midwest regions of the United States. The species is distinguished by the presence of a rusty ...
In humans, dreams occur in both deep and REM sleep, though it’s the latter that we recall most vividly. The dreams are a manifestation of what occurs in our brains at these times: Deep sleep seems to ...
MANKATO — Bumble bees are in decline in Minnesota, but that doesn’t stop people from studying them. A study finds over half of U.S. bee colonies have vanished, and 64% of Minnesota’s hives have ...
Environmental Communications Specialist Brett Peto contributed this story. A bumble bee queen has a lot resting on her wings. She lives for four seasons. During that time, she will survive winter, ...
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