There is a popular misconception that bees shouldn't be able to fly. In reality, this is not true, because they can and do fly all the time. The science behind how they can fly involves the way ...

Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.

A team at UC Berkeley has developed the world’s smallest wireless flying robot, inspired by bumblebees. Weighing just 21 ...

But, where our helicopter rotors fight to climb higher, the humble bee can fly with ease. Scientists have recently discovered that the alpine bumblebee is capable of navigating air found above ...

Bee-flies look adorable. Seeing the dark-edged bee-fly hover in mid-air, some people describe it as a tiny, fluffy, flying narwhale. It has a hairy little body and face, and a very long, straw-like ...

In the course of her lifetime, a worker bee will produce 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey. To make one pound of honey, workers in a hive fly 55,000 miles and tap two million flowers. In a single ...

Then there are the bee flies. As the name suggests, many species of bee fly (Bombyliidae) have fuzzy, bee-like bodies. Australia boasts around 400 species of bee fly. Bee flies feed on the nectar ...