In a new study, bumble bees solve a completely novel object-manipulation task. What makes this behavior especially remarkable ...

Scientists observe bumblebees rolling a ball underneath a flower to get sugar, showing complex problem-solving abilities.

Contrary to their name, bumblebees are no bumbling oafs. A new study published in Science on Thursday found that these bees ...

New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger ...

Bumblebees were able to complete several new object-manipulation tasks in a series of groundbreaking experiments. The post ...

Despite its tiny brain, the bumblebee is capable of solving complex problems on a dime, reshaping our view of the humble ...

According to research published today in Science, bumblebees are capable of the same goal-oriented problem-solving. To test ...

With no training, bumblebees can work out how to use a ball like a ladder to feed on sugar from an out-of-reach flower.

Researchers at the University of Oulu demonstrate spontaneous problem-solving in bumblebees, a first for invertebrates.

A century ago, a psychologist named Wolfgang Köhler proved that chimpanzees could solve complex ...

Nature has spent millions of years perfecting movement, efficiency, and survival. Engineers are now ...

Movie S4. Task solution in Experiment 3. This movie shows a bee solving the task in Experiment 3. The beginning of the video (habituation phase, without the ball present) is shown at accelerated speed ...