bees

1 sent to hospital after hundreds of bees swarm Encino neighborhood…

Reclining on a bench in a wooden hut mere inches above thousands of humming honeybees in four active hives might sound like a frightening experience to some. It seems to have the opposite effect on guests who spend time in the “bee huts” at…

A Delta Air Lines flight was delayed for several hours on Wednesday after a swarm of bees clustered on the plane's wing, prompting the airline to postpone the flight while it attempted to convince the insects to buzz off.The flight…

World's first honeybee vaccine…

It's pretty safe to assume everyone is excited that spring is officially here. We've had dozens of feet of snow in the Sierras this winter, and it seems to be never-ending. I'd like to put away the plow and the snow shovels and…

The Current21:58How bees are helping solve conflict between elephants and farmers in AfricaRead transcribed audioAs humans continue to expand into the wild, elephants in Africa are being forced into smaller and smaller spaces — and into…

Charred Avocado Pear SaladToro Toro As we grow closer and closer to Earth Day, award-winning international chef Richard Sandoval has brought back a global culinary campaign that celebrates our connection to our planet. For the second year…

As It Happens5:58Scientists taught individual bees to solve puzzles. Soon, whole colonies knew howBumblebees are social learners who follow cultural trends, a new study suggests.New research out of the U.K. shows that if you teach a…

The Greek historian Herodotus reported over 2,000 years ago on a misguided forbidden experiment in which two children were prevented from hearing human speech so that a king could discover the true, unlearned language of human beings.…

What we have known, for quite a while, is that bees are among the cleverest creatures in the animal kingdom. They can learn to carry out complex tasks, navigate mazes, solve problems. They search, find and remember (that’s how they forage…