Sensors to find why honeybees are vanishing

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 17:41

Alarmed at the dwindling bee population around the world, scientists have found a novel way to find out what’s really causing their colonies to collapse.

Decoded: How honey bees determine sex

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 14:52

The truth behind the unique sex-determination system in honeybees - where males develop from unfertilised eggs and females develop from fertilised eggs - is out.

Human hunting behaviour similar to sharks and honey bees

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 12:38

A team of anthropologists has found that the Hadza tribe`s movements while foraging can be described by a mathematical pattern called a Levy walk, a pattern that also is found in the movements of many other animals like sharks and honey bees.

Diesel exhaust affects honeybees` ability to forage for flowers

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 11:10

Exposure to common air pollutants that are found in diesel exhaust is capable of affecting the ability of honeybees to recognise floral odours, a new research has showed.

Diesel fumes baffle bees: Study

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 22:18

Diesel exhaust fumes alter the flowery smells that guide bees when they forage, potentially sending them off course and putting the food-growing industry at risk, a study said today.

Gene that helps honey bees find flowers unravelled

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 18:43

Scientists have discovered a new gene which they say helps honey bees to detect nutrients in flowers and find their way back home.

Croatia trains honeybees to detect land mines

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 09:24

In a bid to eliminate the scourge of landmines, Croatian scientists are training honeybees to sniff out unexploded mines.

Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 18:47

Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.

Honey bees` genetic code decoded

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 23:28

Researchers have uncovered a new element of the honeybee’s genetic makeup, which may help to explain why bees are so sensitive to environmental changes.

Bees `may improve robot vision`

Last Updated: Monday, May 14, 2012, 13:05

An international team claims that honeybees also use multiple rules to solve complex visual problems.

Bees’ waggle dance disrupted by gravity

Last Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 20:08

Honeybees that dance to give directions to flowers make more errors when performing horizontally than vertically because of gravity, researchers have claimed.