The researcher and National Geographic Explorer is helping uncover how bees’ environments shape their smarts. National Geographic Explorer Felicity Muth holds a vial while conducting fieldwork to ...

Scientists are discovering that tiny bee brains, no bigger than sesame seeds, might hold the secrets to building more efficient and intelligent artificial intelligence systems that don’t need massive ...

Researchers discovered that bees use flight movements to sharpen brain signals, enabling them to recognize patterns with remarkable accuracy. A digital model of their brain shows that this ...

Cape honeybees can requeen themselves, map landscapes and make collective decisions. Their intelligence offers lessons for ecology, farming and even democracy. The Cape honeybee is best known for its ...

Scientists want to know how well bees are coping with habitat loss. But first, they need to be able to tell nearly identical species apart. Just a few decades ago, bee enthusiasts across much of North ...