An adorable photo of bees nestled inside a flower is making the rounds on the internet — and putting a spotlight on these tiny pollinators. Arizona-based nature photographer Joe Neely first published ...

Out of over 20,000 bee species worldwide, most of us are probably familiar with worker bees that live in hives and nests, like honeybees and bumblebees. This adorable post from sociaty shows exhausted ...

If you look closely at a flower early in the morning, you might spot a bee tucked inside, barely moving. It is not stuck. Some bees rest or sleep in flowers, using them like tiny bedrooms. Some bees ...

Where and how bees sleep might be different that you imagined. Find out where bees get shut eye in this latest episode of Ask Dr. Universe. Have a science question of your own? Send it to Dr. Universe ...

So different, yet so alike. Through pollination, bees play an important role in the ecosystem, affecting the life cycle of plants, biodiversity and agricultural production. Their presence goes hand in ...

"It seems to disrupt the body clock in foraging bumblebees — they forage much less, more of that foraging is happening at nighttime, and they are sleeping a lot more in the daytime. It's causing a ...

Honey bees must make it back to their hives before dusk to avoid individual bees becoming lost or exposed to nighttime dangers. Forager bees sleep overnight so that they are ready to work the ...

We are all better after a decent night's sleep -- and insects are no different. But two new studies have found a commonly used pesticide is disrupting the sleep of bees and flies -- with big ...