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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (WOWT) - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to assist with bee-counting surveys in an effort to support the nationwide Bumble Bee Atlas project. Iowa ...

Bees are pretty good at math — as far as insects go, at least. We already know, for example, that they can count up to four and even understand the concept of zero. But in a new study, published ...

Turns out, it’s not just pollination that bees are great at — they ace the calculation game, too.When you picture smart animals, chances are bees don’t make the top of your list. Sure, we know they’re ...

In order to understand how bees count, the researchers simulated a very simple miniature ‘brain’ on a computer with just four nerve cells – far fewer than a real bee has. The ‘brain’ could easily ...

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 ...

Honeybees may be better at counting when they are punished for making mistakes compared to when they are simply rewarded for correct answers. We already had some evidence suggesting bees can count up ...