Yet until now, it was unclear whether the other 20,000 species of bee use the same genetic switch. To uncover this mystery, Matthew Webster's research group at Uppsala University sequenced the entire ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not every bee lives in a hive and makes honey. But some of those other bees are necessary for a healthy garden. Mason bees, for ...

In a quiet wildflower field in Aurora, scientists and volunteers are closely watching a small but critical battle unfold, one that could shape the future of a key pollinator in the Pacific Northwest.

As concern grows over the decline in the honey bee population, alternative pollinators are gaining attention. Mason bees, which are native to North America, are one option. These gentle-natured bees ...

Where do mason bees live? Learn about the mason bee life cycle, mason bee predators, and what you can do to help this gentle and productive pollinator. Mason bees are one of Mother Nature’s most ...

A male and female red mason bee mating. Credit: Marie Louise Huskens. This discovery brings researchers a major step closer to understanding how sex-determination systems evolved across bees and ants, ...

Most species on Earth exist as two biological sexes, and the exchange of genes between males and females is vital for their survival. Yet, what actually determines whether an individual develops into ...