Beyond its impact on agriculture, bees going extinct would mean the world's ecosystems are in for a shock. Without their primary pollinators, countless species of flowering plants would face ...

Bumblebees are going extinct in a time of ‘climate chaos’ Loss of the vital pollinators, due in part to temperature extremes and fluctuations, could have dire consequences for ecosystems and ...

Commercial beekeepers often let their bees forage in natural ecosystems when the insects are not working on a farm, Cane said. In Utah, where he’s based, managed honey bee apiaries are sometimes ...

This week marks National Pollinator Week. This annual celebration in support of pollinator health reminds Americans how ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota found transmission of viruses between different bee species did ...

Unfortunately, as detailed in the Center’s report Pollinators in Peril, 1 in 4 native bee species is at risk of extinction. Native bees face a range of serious threats — from habitat loss to climate ...

First discovered in 1859 by the prominent scientist Alfred Russel Wallace, researchers could not locate it again, and it was presumed extinct. But Wallace’s giant bee (Megachile pluto) was not gone.