Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law designating the black and gold bumblebee as the Illinois State Bee.

Earlier this month, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker designated the black and gold bumblebee as the official Illinois State Bee, ...

The state of Illinois has chosen its official state bird, fish and a host of other creatures, and now the state has an ...

Bees respond to tasty treats or plain water based on context, a study that may provide support for establishing insect sentience shows ...

Pollinators are small creatures with a big impact. In fact, they are responsible for about one of every three bites of food ...

Bumble bees astonished researchers by inventing a new way to reach a hidden reward, despite never being taught the trick. The ...

In the first long-term, community-level field study of wild bumble bee nutrition, a team of ecologists led by Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden discovered that wild bees aren't ...

The Iowa Bumble Bee Atlas is looking for volunteers to net bumblebees and collect data that could help conserve the native ...

Scientists at Macquarie University in Australia and Southern Medical University in China have discovered that bumblebees show ...

It's easy for us to tell if someone is enjoying their meal or not. They lick their lips if they like it, grimace if they ...