For humans, humidity often makes us cranky, sweaty, and downright uncomfortable. For sweat bees, humidity changes their ...

North American sweat bees change color depending on the surrounding humidity. It might be a more widespread phenomenon among ...

A study finds sweat bees change color with humidity due to nanostructures, not pigments, revealing new insights into nature.

In our latest Ask an Expert Anything, entomologist and National Geographic Explorer Sammy Ramsey dishes on whether insect ...

The invasive Houdini fly (Cacoxenus indagator), a kleptoparasitic insect about the size of a fruit fly, is spreading across ...

We’ve done the numbers and the verdict is in: honeybees do have the ability to process numerical information. New research led by Monash University has now addressed recent international debate over ...

Here are some other signs to look out for in your yard.

A common mosquito repellent chemical can disrupt bumblebees’ navigation, making it harder for them to return to the nest and ...

Credit: One of the best ways to attract more hummingbirds to your yard is by hanging feeders filled with homemade nectar.

Brooklyn’s pedestrian plazas will be quite literally buzzing with activity this spring as the city expands The Pollinator Port Project, a program to offer refuge to local bees and other pollinators.

Have you noticed far more or far fewer bees in your garden lately, especially with your local wildflowers in full bloom?