As the sun breaks through the clouds on the first truly warm day after a long winter, something spectacular happens in the hive. Bees rapidly exit the hive like black and yellow bullets, darting out ...

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Ning Zhao develops tool to track proteins, offering a better understanding of cell mechanisms to help combat diseasesHave you ...

Are Africanized bees in Mississippi? A state expert says reported colonies have all been eradicated. What to know about where ...

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With a new facility in the works, campus bee scientists are abuzz over prospective research. The nearly $6 million St. Paul campus Bee and Pollinator Research Lab, which opens its doors Oct. 29, will ...

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On Friday, county commissioners unanimously reaffirmed a decision to deny a conditional use permit for a cell phone tower ...

Penn State scientists uncover how parent genes compete to decide if a honey bee larva becomes a queen or a worker.