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[ad_1] According to new research, nearly 13 percent of American beekeepers risk losing their colonies because of pesticides sprayed to contain Zika virus. Zika – which can cause severe brain malformations in …

[ad_1] Researchers at Arizona State University found that large species of stingless tropical bees flew better in hot weather than small bees. A larger size can help some species of bees to …

[ad_1] Honey bee (Apis mellifera) resting on a milk thistle flower (Silybum marianum). Credit: Fir0002 / Flagstaffotos / Wikipedia / GFDL v1.2 Researchers at Arizona State University found that large species of …

[ad_1] The buzzing bees slowed for two minutes of last summer's total eclipse. The insects took their break on August 21, 2017, when the moon was blocking the sunlight last year, according …

[ad_1] Research conducted since the 16th century has shown how eclipses affected animals. In 1544, "the birds stopped singing" during a total solar eclipse. Fourteen years later, "the birds fell to the …

[ad_1] On August 21, 2017, millions of people across America stopped what they were doing to observe a total solar eclipse. But a new study suggests that humans are not the only …

[ad_1] <! – -> Image via Susan Ellis, Bugwood.org. While millions of Americans were taking a break from their daily routine for the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, they might …

[ad_1] The bees stop buzzing for a few moments when all of them hit the 2017 total eclipse event. (IStock) During last year's total solar eclipse, only a few minutes have stopped …

[ad_1] As a strip of darkness fell over the continent United States during last year's total solar eclipse, bees in the path of the rare celestial event went abruptly and completely silent …

[ad_1] Credit: Kim de Been / Fotolia Although millions of Americans have interrupted their daily routines on August 21, 2017 to attend a total solar eclipse, they may not have noticed a …