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Study Reveals How Fruit Flies Navigate Odor Plumes Using Directional Memory

When a fruit fly catches a whiff of a ripe peach, it quickly heads toward it. Time after time, it finds the fruit-even from many feet away and even if the scent arrives only as a few drifting, disconnected puffs.

23 Jul 2026

New Study Shows Larval Honey Bees Rely Entirely on Taste Rather Than Olfaction

Honey bee larvae lack the sophisticated olfactory capabilities of adult honey bees, a new study finds. Scientists point to this temporary loss-of-function as a side effect of the nurse bees' heroic level of brood care, calling it a consequence of social evolution.

21 Jul 2026

Research Highlights How Diverse Animals Coordinate Behavior for Mutual Benefit

Even in the animal world, teamwork requires communication – just ask the fish, dolphins, birds and butterflies who rely on other species for help with food, protection from prey and even parasite removal.

23 Jun 2026

DS Smith Engage Bees to Montor Natural Habitats at Thirteen Packaging Facilities in France

DS Smith, an International Paper company, and a leading global supplier of fiber-based and sustainable packaging solutions, announces the first results of its partnership with Apilab, a world leader in bee biomonitoring.

24 Feb 2026

Honeybee Food-Sharing Genes Linked to Human Social Behavior

The study links genetic variation to honeybee sociability, revealing insights into food-sharing behavior and its evolutionary significance in social networks.

25 Sep 2025

Climate Change Threatens Wild Vanilla Crops and Their Pollinators Due to Range Mismatch

A new study models how climate change may shift wild vanilla habitats and reduce overlap with pollinators, threatening reproduction and long-term survival.

9 Jul 2025

Scientists Reveal Molecular Battle Between Maternal and Paternal Genes in Bees

Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens or short-lived sterile workers who help rear their sisters rather than laying their own eggs.

23 Jun 2025

High Densities of European Honey Bees Threaten Native Bee Reproduction in Australia

New Curtin University research has revealed that high densities of European honey bees could be harming Australian native bees' 'fitness' by reducing their reproductive success and altering key traits linked to survival.

21 May 2025

Animal Brains are a Treasure Trove of Innovation

A Monash University researcher at the forefront of animal cognition and behavioral studies is shining a light on how the field plays a critical role in driving forward societal innovation.

20 May 2025

Fitness Fight: Native Bees Struggle Against Invasive Honey Bee

New Curtin University research has revealed that high densities of European honey bees could be harming Australian native bees’ ‘fitness’ by reducing their reproductive success and altering key traits linked to survival.

19 May 2025

Multifaceted Impact of Human Activities on Biodiversity

Research highlights the complex effects of human activities on biodiversity, urging conservation efforts to focus on vulnerable species and ecosystem health.

3 Apr 2025

Landscape Transcriptomics Sheds Light on Bee Stress and Decline

A new method of examining gene expression patterns called landscape transcriptomics may help pinpoint what causes bumble bees stress and could eventually give insight into why bee populations are declining overall, according to a study led by researchers at Penn State.

14 Mar 2025

Scientists Unveil Molecular Process of Polymerase Theta in Cancer Cells

DNA repair proteins act like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code.

4 Mar 2025

Scientists Uncover an Immune System Power Play Behind Bee Venom Allergy

Monash University scientists have identified an immune system power play behind serious bee venom allergy, which lands twice as many Australians in hospital emergency departments each year as snake or spider bites.

25 Jan 2025

Biodiversity in the city: Sown meadows as urban refuges for pollinators

In a recent article, researchers investigated the role of sown wildflower meadows in urban areas. They found that they effectively support pollinator populations, particularly bees and hoverflies, while natural meadows remain vital for butterflies.

2 Dec 2024

Study Reveals How eDNA Could Bear Fruit for Farmers and the Environment

A Curtin University study has revealed a new method of capturing DNA could provide farmers with a valuable tool for boosting crop production — while also benefiting the environment.

29 Nov 2024

Bioengineered Yeast Achieves Breakthrough in Mass-Producing Herbal Medicine

Herbal medicine is difficult to produce on an industrial scale. A team of Kobe University bioengineers manipulated the cellular machinery in a species of yeast so that one such molecule can now be produced in a fermenter at unprecedented concentrations.

14 Nov 2024

Cryo-EM Technology Paves the Way for Major Biological Discovery

Ben Orlando's research talk at MSU's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2019 laid the groundwork for a team effort that had been developing for decades.

25 Oct 2024

AmelHap: A Honeybee Haplotype Map

Beebytes is very happy to have achieved its first publication, the development of a ‘HapMap’ for honey bees, in collaboration with the Roslin Institute, the University of the Basque Country in Spain, and the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE) in France.

From Beebytes Analytics 30 Aug 2024

Pesticide Exposure Strongly Correlated with Fewer Wild Bee Sightings

Whether you're strolling through a garden, wandering a park, or simply enjoying an open space in the United States, you're likely to notice bees buzzing about the flowers. While honeybees, imported from Europe in the 17th century to produce honey, are the most recognizable, they aren't the only bees at work. If you're a keen observer, you might spot some of the thousands of less familiar, native bee species that call these spaces home.

28 Aug 2024