Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. To cope with the threat of marauding hornets, honeybees in Vietnam ...

New research from Wellesley College finds for the first time that bees use a specific sound to communicate the threat of giant hornets as they initiate defenses against them Mattila and an ...

While live bees can be used as a deterrent to keep elephants away from farms, a new technology fills in for cases where a buzz without the sting is preferable. By Rachel Nuwer It’s a familiar, dreaded ...

At a time when encroaching human development in former wildlife areas has compressed African elephants into ever smaller home ranges and increased levels of human-elephant conflict, a study in the ...

Bats mimic the buzzing sound of stinging insects to scare off predatory owls. This type of acoustic trickery, when a harmless animal mimics a dangerous one, has been found previously in some insects ...

For the first time, the unique sounds honey bees (Apis cerana) use to alert members of their hive when giant 'murder' hornets attack have been documented. For the first time, the unique sounds honey ...