Honeycombs are marvels of engineering—the bees that create them will work together to build intricate hexagonal structures, ...

Plastic pollution in bees could have major consequences on the global food supply, scientists said Wednesday. Nanoplastics and microplastics, which are incredibly tiny pieces of plastic that have been ...

If the foundation cells were too large, the bees built their honeycombs with slanted borders, effectively shrinking the opening of each cell while preserving depth for storage. And if the foundation ...

A new review systematically shows the harmful effects of nano- and microplastics on bees and other beneficial insects. Their function as pollinators is impaired by the plastic particles. This harbors ...

The year 2022 will go down in history as one defined by many challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic dragged into its third year, the war in Ukraine destabilized world security and finances, and record heat ...

Wild bees, nesting in Argentinian crop fields, were recently found constructing nests entirely made of the flimsy plastic packaging material left on farms. From 2017 to 2018, researchers at ...

LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- Plastic has become ubiquitous in modern life and its accumulation as waste in the environment is sounding warning bells for the health of humans and wildlife. In a recent study, ...

While plastic use is going out of vogue with more enlightened humans, it’s catching on with Argentinian bees. Scientists don’t know why Argentina’s solitary bees are now constructing nests out of ...

Nano- and microplastic particles (NMP) are increasingly polluting urban and rural landscapes, where bees and other beneficial insects come into contact with them. If insects ingest plastic particles ...

Scientists have noted instances of leaf-cutter bees using plastic waste to construct their nests and one research group suggested such behavior could be an 'ecologically adaptive trait' and beneficial ...