Even professional apiarists confuse carpenter bees and bumblebees. Nevertheless, there are clues novice bee enthusiasts can ...

Some queens don’t rule nonstop. A new study from the University of California, Riverside shows that even bumble bee queens, the sole founders of their colonies, take regular breaks from ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s absence at the California Democratic Party convention was met with a range of emotion — from indifference to outrage — as party officials, delegates and activists flocked ...

We can help. By New York Times Games Hi, busy bees! Welcome to today’s Spelling Bee forum. Enter the comments section to see hints, conversation, helpful tips and creative content from other ...

Five bumble bee species are listed as species at risk in Ontario, including the American bumble bee, the yellow-banded bumble bee, the gypsy cuckoo bumble bee, the rusty-patched bumble bee, and the ...

Student researchers will be busy bees this summer as they embark on a new project to study “bee hotels” installed by Fleming College in the City of Kawartha Lakes, as part of an initiative to ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee concluded with an exciting comeback this year, securing last year's second-place winner, Faizan Zaki, as this year's champion and making him one of only five ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this week. The annual competition where students put their spelling skills to the test began in 1925 when nine newspapers hosted ...

(AP Photo/Tim Larsen, File) Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., competes during the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, June 1, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) Anamika Veeramani, 14, ...