The American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus) population has plummeted by 89% over the past 20 years, and an "endangered species" listing could be imminent, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

The ball was a token, like the dollar bill you'd put in a vending machine. The sugar water was like a can of soda that could only be unlocked using the token. If a bee couldn't figure out how to ...

A bumblebee’s buzz can shake a flower like a salt shaker. By carrying the fallen pollen to other flowers, bumblebees help ...

Franklin’s bumblebee, a rare black-and-yellow bee that hasn’t been seen since 2006, has been added to the U.S. endangered species list, the Fish and Wildlife Service announced in August. It ...

The rusty patched bumblebee is the first bee to be listed as endangered in the continental U.S. Although it has declined in 90 percent of its range, its path to federal protections wasn't easy.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the American bumblebee, whose populations have plummeted by nearly 90%, may warrant Endangered Species Act protection. The announcement kicks ...

A federally endangered bumblebee has temporarily saved one of the state’s rarest prairies from the bulldozer, but only until Nov. 1. Meanwhile, biologists and conservationists are working to ...

The protected designation for the rusty patched bumblebee is also the first of its kind for a bee species in the continental U.S. It has seen a dramatic decline in numbers and territory.

Bumblebee queens might have no ill effects after emerging from hibernation in soil with pesticides, but later could struggle to forage for food once they start their colonies, for example.