The discovery of a new "lucifer" bee with devil-like horns sparks concerns over land clearing regulations in WA's Goldfields ...

A devil-horned bee discovered in Western Australia sheds light on how little we still know about native pollinators. A newly ...

However, the new neighbors did plant a privacy hedge along the redwood fence between us. Unfortunately, this hedge was ...

Lucifer is Latin for "light-bringer," and the name is also a play on its devil-like appearance, Curtin University said in a news release.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox ...

Scientists discover Megachile lucifer, a new Australian bee with tiny, devil-like horns that may help it dig, pack, and ...

By cutting back on mowing, watering, weed killers, and fertilizer, homeowners can reduce expenses dramatically. Plus, native ...

In 2019, researcher Kit Prendergast was surveying the insects visiting an incredibly rare plant in the Bremer Ranges of ...

“I was super excited to find it,” said Kit Prendergast, a native bee scientist who discovered the insect in 2019 as she ...

“The taxonomist who describes a new species gets to name it,” Prendergast tells Jennifer Hassan at the Washington Post. After ...

The newly-discovered bee species belongs to the genus Megachile and is a visitor to a critically endangered flowering plant ...

Claire Green knew she liked being outside. "I knew I liked parks. When I went to high school, I got very involved with the National Park Service, so I kind of knew that nature was something that I was ...

Honeybees receive a tremendous amount of credit for their pollination efforts and are often touted as the leading representation for pollinators. While important, this credit tends to overshadow our ...