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Harvard's RoboBees Can Now Perch During Flight
Harvard RoboBees can now perch during flight. They can reverse stick to elevated perches thanks to an electrostatically charged pad on the top of RoboBee. (May 19, 2016)

Harvard's RoboBee Can Now Dive and Swim Underwater
Harvard's insect robots, called RoboBees, can now swim underwater. The robots using a modified flapping technique when underwater. (October 21, 2015)

Study Finds Honey Bees Get Addicted to Caffeine
A new study has found that bees get addicted to caffeine and perform increased waggle dances to point other bees to caffeinated nectar. (October 16, 2015)

Microscopic Honey Bee Eye Photograph Wins Nikon Small World Contest
The close-up image of the eye of a honey bee covered in dandelion pollen won the 2015 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. (October 15, 2015)

Butterflies and Bees Observed Drinking Crocodile Tears
Researchers have observed a butterfly species and a bee species drinking tears from a spectacled caiman. (May 2, 2014)

Scientists Scan Rare Leafcutter Bee Fossils Found in La Brea Tar Pits
Rare leafcutter bee fossils were excavated from the La Brea Tar Pits in 1970. The fossils have now been examined closely with a micro CT scan. (April 12, 2014)

Scientists Say Urban Bees Are Using Plastic to Build Hives
Scientists from the University of Guelph have discovered urban bees using plastic materials to construct their nests. (February 14, 2014)

Bee Swarm Attacks Couple, Horses and Hens in Pantego, Texas
A swarm of 30,000 bees attacked a couple in Pantego, Texas and killed their show horses and four chickens. (July 30, 2013)

Report: Over 30% of Managed Honey Bee Colonies in U.S. Lost Last Winter
Preliminary survey indicates 31.1% of managed honey bee colonies in the United States were lost during the 2012/2013 winter. (May 9, 2013)

RoboBees: Harvard Researchers Develop Robotic Insects
Harvard researchers have built tiny insect-sized robots. (May 2, 2013)

New Species of Leafcutter Bee Discovered in Texas
A new species of leafcutter bees, Megachile chomskyi, has been discovered in Texas. (April 4, 2013)

Ancient Tooth With Beeswax Filling May Provide Evidence of Early Human Dentistry
Researchers have found an ancient 6,500-year-old human jaw bone that contains a tooth with traces of a beeswax filling. (September 20, 2012)

Researchers Find Honey Bees Self-Medicate When Colony Threatened by Harmful Fungus
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that honey bees self-medicate when their colony is infected with a harmful fungus. (March 30, 2012)

Researchers Measure Neural Activity in Japanese Honeybees Using Hot Defensive Bee Ball Technique
Researchers have measured the brain activity in Japanese honeybees while they were using the hot defensive bee ball technique to kill an invading Asian giant hornet. (March 16, 2012)

Researchers Discover Jatai Soldier Bees
Scientists from the University of Sussex have discovered the first soldier bees. (January 10, 2012)

Parasitic Fly Turns Honey Bees Into Zombies
New research describes a parasitic fly that can turn bees into zombie bees. It could be an additional cause of Colony Collapse Disorder. (January 3, 2012)

Local Beekeepers Come to the Rescue After Truck Carrying 460 Hives Crashes in Utah
Interstate 15 in southern Utah was partially closed after a truck carrying 460 beehives crashed Sunday night. (October 24, 2011)

Honeybees Battle Japanese Giant Hornet With Vibrating Heat Ball Technique
The Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica), is a subspecies of the Asian giant hornet. (October 4, 2011)

Video: 10-Meter-Long Wind-Powered Strandbeest Walks Along Holland Beach
A wind-powered Strandbeest, created by artist Theo Jansen, is seen on one of Holland's beaches. (April 21, 2011)

Sublingual Immunotherapy Treatment Shows Potential For Bee Stings
WebMD reports that a new research study has found that placing drops of honeybee venom under the tongue can significantly reduce reactions in people allergic to bee stings. (March 21, 2008)

Bees Defend Hive From Hornest With Heatballing Defense
If you have seen the 30 hornets vs. (October 5, 2005)