Bees get all the good PR compared with wasps, but how do their talents measure up? New Scientist pits these insects against each other in eight differe...

UNDERTAKERS are not as rare in the bee world as biologists once thought. Though only 5 to 10 per cent of bees make a career of removing corpses from th...

An African bird called the greater honeyguide is said to lead honey badgers to beehives. Despite decades of reports, including faked footage, hard evid...

It is appealing to think something as simple as honey could cure a cold or prevent hay fever, but is there evidence to back up honey’s health benefit...

A type of South African honeybee can perfectly clone itself – and one line of clones began with an individual that has now been copied hundreds of mi...

A vibrational pulse that was thought to be a “stop” signal between bees may actually be a startled response when they collide...

Honey is a surprisingly effective tool for monitoring the levels of lead in the environment. It could be used in places where sampling is hard to organ...

Swarms of western honeybees can generate an electric charge of 1000 volts per metre, a voltage density greater than thunderstorm clouds and electrified...