Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law designating the black and gold bumblebee as the Illinois State Bee.

The state of Illinois has chosen its official state bird, fish and a host of other creatures, and now the state has an ...

Bumble bees astonished researchers by inventing a new way to reach a hidden reward, despite never being taught the trick. The ...

Students from Lincoln Junior High School in Naperville, Illinois, successfully advocated for the designation of the black and gold bumblebee as the state's official bee through a yearlong effort, ...

Bees respond to tasty treats or plain water based on context, a study that may provide support for establishing insect sentience shows ...

Scientists at Macquarie University in Australia and Southern Medical University in China have discovered that bumblebees show ...

Pollinators are small creatures with a big impact. In fact, they are responsible for about one of every three bites of food ...

The Iowa Bumble Bee Atlas is looking for volunteers to net bumblebees and collect data that could help conserve the native ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting several field days this month to train volunteers who want to participate ...

Some of California’s most crucial insects seem to have gone missing. A new study suggests that populations of once-abundant bumble bee species in California may have experienced serious decline, after ...