A Peruvian scientist and her team are working together to make sure stingless bees are around for generations to come by ...

Learn how stingless bees quietly sustain Amazonian forests — and how a new law is changing what happens when they’re harmed.

In a global first, Peru recognizes stingless bees as rights-bearing species, reshaping how insects fit into environmental law ...

Beyond biodiversity, stingless bees play a stabilising role in ecosystems under pressure. By enabling plant reproduction, ...

I n a first for nature and the planet, an insect has been given official legal rights. The revolutionary move comes from Peru ...

Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’ ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

Most people have done it. You see something small and wiggly on a plant, your brain says “bug = bad,” and your hand is ...

Two Peruvian municipalities reportedly granted legal rights to stingless bees, marking what multiple reports call the first ...

Fossils from a Caribbean cave reveal bees once nested inside animal bones, offering rare insight into ancient insect behavior ...

As cities grow and natural habitats shrink, urban wildlife must adapt to rapidly changing environments. A new study published ...

Urban wild bees carry microbial signatures in their guts that reveal stresses of city living, from limited food to pollution ...