Spring flooding was supposed to be a death sentence for them. Buried underground, dormant, with no way to surface, bumble bee queens caught in rising water seemed like straightforward casualties of a ...

Drought significantly reduces the reproductive success of bumblebee colonies, according to a new study conducted by a ...

ST. PAUL — Meet Minnesota's new state bee: The rusty patched bumblebee, an endangered species you might be able to see in your own backyard. Once widespread and abundant, the bumblebee's population ...

In the Transformers movies, one aspect of the hella-cool robots that doesn't get enough recognition is their voices. Optimus Prime's Peter Cullen gives the Autobot leader a deep, authoritative voice, ...

The endangered rusty patched bumble bee has achieved fame as the Minnesota state bee. It’s just one of about two dozen bumble bee species in Minnesota and scientists suspect others are at risk and ...

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

UC Davis entomologist Robbin Thorp monitored populations of Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini) until his death in 2019. The bee, found only in a limited area on the border of California and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bumble bee queens can survive over a week underwater using a combination of metabolic depression and anaerobic survival strategies ...