Have you ever wondered why bees or butterflies flock to certain flowers, while completely ignoring others? How do our flying pollinator friends decide what plants to feast upon, and which to flutter ...

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The novel tech should allow scientists and filmmakers to produce videos that accurately represent the colors seen by animals such as bees for the first time. Reading time 3 minutes Scientists say they ...

It’s easy to forget that most animals don’t see the world the way humans do. In fact, with infrared and ultraviolet sight, many animals experience a world that is completely invisible to us. Now, ...

Margarita Lopez-Uribe reveals how squash bees evolved to thrive on our modern farms. Pollination gets personal when Shane meets Margarita Lopez-Uribe, an entomologist who studies squash bees — a wild, ...

"We've learned that bees, despite having brains no larger than a sesame seed, don't just see the world—they actively shape what they see through their movements. It's a beautiful example of how action ...

The study highlights a big idea: intelligence comes from how brains, bodies and the environment work together. It demonstrates how even tiny insect brains can solve complex visual tasks using very few ...