A scientist built 200 hotels for bees. Three years later, the guests he found changed what we know about pollinators and biodiversity

Hotels are usually built for travellers, but some are designed for creatures no bigger than your thumb. Scientists and ...

Bees reveal emotion-like reactions, from 'lip licking' to head shaking, in new videos

New research proving bumblebees exhibit emotion-like behaviors—previously thought to exist only in mammalian species—has ...

What Hummingbirds Need in July – 6 Ways To Support Adults And Fledglings

It's widely known that hummingbirds need support at key times, such as spring and fall when they're migrating. However, July ...

How to de-bug your outdoors this summer without harming yourself, your pets, or wildlife

Experts recommend protecting yourself against bites and stings, while incorporating population-control strategies ...
Discover Wildlife

"Working together they can subdue prey 700 times their weight - even birds aren't safe..." Inside this terrifying, nightmare web live thousands of spiders ready to pounce

Take the dewdrop spiders, a group of tiny tropical species that specialise in pilfering prey caught by larger orb-web spiders ...

Bees ‘facial expressions’ may be a sign of their inner lives

A new study builds on a wave of new work that is daring to suggest insects might have a form of consciousness.
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Bumblebee facial movements give clues to their inner lives

A series of experiments shows that bees respond differently to tastes depending on their internal states, hinting that they ...
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Honeybee queens protect themselves from pesticides, but their colonies pay the price

Pesticide exposure may quietly weaken honeybee colonies as queens shift harmful chemicals into their developing eggs.
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How to deter groundhogs (and keep them out of your garden)

Groundhogs can be destructive garden pests that devour your plants. Follow expert advice to learn how to get rid of ...