A study published May 5 in the journal Science Advances found three diverse, specialized Kenyon cell subtypes in honey bee brains that likely evolved from one single, multi-functional Kenyon cell ...

In the future, the study could also provide new approaches in human neuroscience. "Honey bees offer the opportunity to study sleep at the level of individual neurons, which is impossible in humans.

For most of history, human and bee populations have co-existed in mutually beneficial ways, but now this partnership in grave ...

The newly developed food source resembles human "Power Bars." These are placed directly into honey bee colonies, where young bees process and distribute the essential nutrients to larvae and adult ...