A new Monash University-led study has resolved debate over whether honeybees truly count or merely react to visual cues. By designing experiments that match bees’ sensory perception, researchers ...

There's been a lot of buzz in recent years about bee cognition, but not all scientists are convinced. Given how skilled these insects are at pattern perception, some suspected that experiments ...

Picture writing the numbers 1 to 5 in a horizontal line, from smallest to largest. Where did you put 1? If you placed 1 on the left and 5 on the right, you share this preference with most humans. This ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Group of Scientists in Missouri are asking for helping in counting the bumblebee population in the state. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is sending ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This isn’t the first time bees have been put to the mathematical test (Getty Images/iStockphoto) (the_independent_577) Two bee or ...

Bees order numbers in increasing size from left to right, a study has shown for the first time, supporting the much-debated theory that this direction is inherent in all animals including humans.

Pull up a seat, settle down next to a sunflower and start counting bees as part of The Great Sunflower Project. You'll be part of a corps of volunteers who are providing information about the ...

Which is the right direction? A study has found that bees organise number from left to right AFP Bees order numbers in increasing size from left to right, a study has shown for the first time, ...