Anna King / Northwest News Network New research out of Washington State University shows colonies of Northwest bees that fly in warm fall and winter weather are dying more quickly than they used to.

Have you even wondered how bees manage to fly with their large bodies and tiny wings? Learn how bees take flight despite their odd proportions! For more FREE teacher resources from the Smithsonian’s ...

Most people picture bees as organized insects that move in and out of a hive with purpose. Workers collect nectar. Others guard the entrance. Some care for the young. The colony runs like a complex ...

(A) Schematic diagram of the overall experimental setup. (B) The bees’ flight experiment box. (C) Photos of the experimental setup. (D) Schematic of the bees’ loading method and masses. CMOS, ...

Is it even April until you’ve seen your first dark-edged bee-fly? For me: no, it is not. I’m obsessed with them. I stalk primroses, ground ivy, lesser celandine and cowslips in the hope of seeing one.

Researchers found that nearly 90 percent of the species tested showed magnetic properties, adding strong evidence to the theory that bees use magnetism to guide movement, locate food and return to ...