A Perth-based PhD student, Freya Jackson's been studying the decline in native bees for half a decade—and her ‘bee bed’ may ...

Australian native bees have evolved complex social structures and foraging behaviours that help biologists answer longstanding questions, such as the origins of social behaviour, and the drivers of ...

“Following our work, the Australian Native Bee Association applied to Food Standards Australia and New Zealand to modify the standard to include stingless bee honey,” Hungerford says ...

Now Australian scientists are discovering more grounded creatures — native and invasive rodents ... of Banksia ericifolia as birds and bees," Professor Goldingay said.

Out of nearly 4,000 bee species native to North America and Hawaii, close to one in four are already considered to be under threat, and ongoing wildfires are widely believed to be adding to their ...

Adelaide-based ecologist and native bee expert, James Dorey, is known for his beautiful portrait images of bees and other insects. The author of the book, Bees of Australia, James recently ...

The parasitic mite attacks European and Asian honey bees, but does not affect Australia’s native species. Australian industries such as almonds rely on the movement of billions of bees in hives ...