Sex-determination gene in bees and ants identified

Most species on Earth exist as two biological sexes, and the exchange of genes between males and females is vital for their survival. Yet, what actually determines whether an individual develops into ...
Beyond Pesticides

Male Fertility and Reproduction in Bee Species Threatened with Systemic Insecticide Exposure, Study Finds

(Beyond Pesticides, April 25, 2025) A novel study in Chemosphere finds impacts on male fertility in a bee species (Osmia bicornis) with exposure to sulfoxaflor, a systemic sulfoximine insecticide with ...
IFLScience

Do Bees Really “Explode” When They Mate? Yes, Yes They Do

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...
Boston Herald

Bees have some ways to cope with a warming Earth, but researchers fear for their future

WILLIAMSPORT, Ohio (AP) — Sweat covers Isaac Barnes’s face under his beekeeper’s veil as he hauls boxes of honeycomb from his hives to his truck. It’s a workout in what feels like a sauna as the ...