As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks were not enough, Australia now has a new creepy critter: a "lucifer" bee with devil-like horns. The species, dubbed Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer, was found ...

Scientists in Australia have identified a new species of native bee with tiny, devil-like horns that have earned it a playfully hellish name – “lucifer.” The species, Megachile lucifer, was discovered ...

A version of this story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. The world’s largest bee may also be the planet’s most elusive. First discovered in 1859 by the prominent ...

Bees feed us. Many of the 20,000 species pollinate 85 percent of food crops and fruits around the world—everything from garlic and grapefruits to coffee and kale. Halictid bees—also called sweat bees ...

The Fresno City Attorney’s Office made a mistake when it subpoenaed local journalists as part of its prosecution of a homeless man, the head of that department told The Fresno Bee on Monday. But that ...

Honey bee pollination is critical for food production, according to the USDA. Honey bee colonies across the United States are facing record-breaking losses in 2025, with scientists warning the impact ...

I just wanted to give a shout-out to the students from the 10 Jefferson City Schools who had students registered in the recent (March 18) Columbia Missourian Regional Spelling Bee. (Per the Missourian ...

West Vancouver (B.C.) Memorial Library’s bee lending program sends patrons home with a bee bungalow, including 12 nesting tubes and 15 dormant cocoons. Through the program, participants care for their ...

Colin “Smiley” Petersen, 78, was the group’s original drummer, and Dennis Bryon, 76, played during the band’s disco heyday. By Sara Ruberg Two drummers for the Bee Gees — one during the long-running ...

After booting up his RetroPie system, [jfrmilner] had the distinct feeling that something was off. Realizing that the modern Xbox 360 controller didn’t fit right when reliving the games of his youth, ...

A man was found to have a bee stinger lodged in his eye after being stung by an insect. The horrifying discovery was made after the 55-year-old, from Philadelphia, went to the Wills Eye Hospital ...