What can a honey bee tell us about human learning? According to researchers at Virginia Tech and Arizona State University, ...

Honey bees use social learning to perfect their so-called “waggle dancing” skills by watching more experienced mates, scientists have said. Waggle dance is a form of communication by which the honey ...

In a castaway test setup, groups of young honeybees figuring out how to forage on their own start waggle dancing spontaneously — but badly. Waggling matters. A honeybee’s rump-shimmy runs and turning ...

This ability means bees demonstrate remarkable accuracy in learning and recognizing complex visual patterns during flight, such as those found in a flower. The model not only deepens our understanding ...

Honeybees are very social insects, often living in large colonies under the aegis of a queen, who lays eggs that are tended by the worker-bees (all female). The workers forage for nectar and pollen in ...

Power lines could be messing with honeybees by emitting electromagnetic fields that can alter the insects’ behavior and ability to learn. “The reductions in learning are pretty concerning,” says ...

The world of bees extends far beyond their well-known role as nature’s most industrious pollinators. These small but mighty insects possess a sophisticated level of collective intelligence, with ...