WFAE

Bees can learn, remember, think and make decisions – here’s a look at how they navigate the world

A bumblebee lands on the flowers of a white sloe bush. Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images Stephen Buchmann, University of Arizona As trees and flowers blossom in spring, bees emerge from ...
Beyond Pesticides

Degradation of Color Discrimination Associated with Glyphosate Exposure Impairs Bees’ Foraging Ability

(Beyond Pesticides, July 28, 2023) A study published in Science of the Total Environment finds glyphosate can adversely impact sensory and cognitive processes in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris).
The Conversation

Bees learn better when they can explore. Humans might work the same way

Adrian Dyer receives funding from The Australian Research Council. Elizabeth Jayne White, Jair Garcia, and Scarlett Howard do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...
Beyond Pesticides

Glyphosate Based Herbicides and Bee Health: The American Bumble Bee

(Beyond Pesticide, October 20,2022) Exposure to environmentally relevant levels of glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) weakens bumblebees’ (Bombus Terrestris) ability to distinguish between colors or ...
Ars Technica

Bees learn to dance and to solve puzzles from their peers

Social insects like bees demonstrate a remarkable range of behaviors, from working together to build structurally complex nests (complete with built-in climate control) to the pragmatic division of ...
The Conversation

Unlocking secrets of the honeybee dance language – bees learn and culturally transmit their communication skills

James C. Nieh does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...