The apocryphal story about bees not being able to fly arose because the roughness and flexibility of their wings was neglected in a quick calculation. The wings of a bumblebee bend to create vortices ...

For decades, people have repeated a peculiar claim: that honeybees (and especially bumblebees) shouldn't be able to fly. According to conventional aerodynamic models, their chunky bodies and ...

Rising temperatures could help some northern-latitude bees fly better, but more frequent extreme weather events could push them past their limits. Rising temperatures could help some northern-latitude ...

Bees do not fly like birds, or like airplanes, or like conventional drones. But their unique flight characteristics can be a distinct advantage in... Aug 20, 2015 — Bees do not fly like birds, or like ...

Scientists have taken a close look at the way bumblebees fly, and the video footage isn't pretty. Unlike soaring eagles, graceful butterflies, and swiftly swooping bats, bumblebees are heavy and wide.

National Honeybee Day on Saturday has a lesson for Monday's upcoming National Aviation Day. Considering the way certain types of bee populations have recovered while others are in decline may provide ...

Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Bumblebees’ ability to fly for foraging and pollination is being impacted by extreme temperatures at both the high and low end. Researchers at Imperial College London ...

Bees exposed to a neonicotinoid pesticide fly only a third of the distance that unexposed bees are able to achieve. Flight behavior is crucial for determining how bees forage, so reduced flight ...

Rising temperatures could help some northern-latitude bees fly better, but more frequent extreme weather events could push them past their limits. Bees’ flight performance affects their ability to ...