When extreme heat scorches Australia, underground bees retreat into insulating soil to survive, but stem-nesting bees have ...

Australia's native bees are underscoring a counterintuitive climate warning. A new study found that bees nesting inside thin plant stems receive so little protection from external ...

The female of the species has devil-like black horns, and a taste for extremely rare pollen. But until now, this Australian native bee has never been officially named or identified. My discovery of ...

Australian bees are known for pollinating plants on beautiful sunny days, but a new study has identified two species that have adapted their vision for night-time conditions for the first time. The ...

When we think of bees, we often think of flowers. The more flowers the better, right? Well, not exactly. Like us, bees need ...

A genetic test that can prevent the entry of 'killer' bees into Australia and worldwide spread has been created by researchers at the University of Sydney and their collaborators at York University in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rosalyn Gloag Bees have many different ways of building their homes. Many people will be familiar with the hives of European ...

New research on Australian native bees suggests that species nesting inside plant stems may be especially vulnerable to rising temperatures. The findings show that pollinator survival depends not only ...

Varroa mites—notorious honey bee parasites—have recently reached Australian shores, detected at the Port of Newcastle in New South Wales last year. If they establish here, there would be significant ...

Four swarms of Asian bees found in Cairns, Australia have been cleared of carrying the dreaded Varroa destructor mite, but the intruders themselves could pose the beginning of a serious threat to ...