In a Caribbean cave, researchers discovered hundreds of fossils with bee nests within them. It is the first time this behavior has been recorded, a new study finds.

Paleontologists have discovered the first known fossilized bee nests built inside ancient bones, uncovered in a cave that ...

Recent calls to the Purdue Extension office have prompted me to re-visit a topic I have written about before: bees or wasps that form an elaborate nest and function as a colony. We call them “social” ...

The floor of the Cueva de Mono, a cave in the Dominican Republic, is a gruesome graveyard. For thousands of years, it served as the dining room for a massive family of now-extinct owls called Tyto ...

About 20,000 years ago, a family of owls lived in a cave. Sometimes, they would cough up owl pellets containing the bones of their prey, which landed on the cave floor. And, researchers have just ...

Burrowing bees generally prefer to make their nests in the open, but some 20,000 years ago their ancestors lived in a cave ...

With summer comes warm weather, beach trips and those pesky flying insects that can cause a lot of problems. Hornets, wasps and bees can cause damage, create nests and swarm residents and pets when ...

In the Peruvian Amazon, a tiny pollinator gains legal standing—and reshapes conservation.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Are you worried about bees and wasps stinging you while gardening? Reader Therese emailed about a bee problem in her small raised bed vegetable garden in Cleveland: “For the last ...

Curious where bees and wasps go in winter? Learn how these buzzing insects survive the cold months and what happens to hives and nests until spring.

Did you notice a few unwelcome guests trying to steal a sip from your soda can at your Labor Day picnics last weekend? In late August/early September, bees and wasps are highly visible, more ...

Although bees can be helpful for gardens, if they nest and reproduce too close to your house, they can definitely pose a problem as the humans and pets in your home are at risk of getting stung.