What's killing our bees – and how they fight back
08 Apr 2026 Professor Mark Brown has devoted decades to defending pollinators from disease, pesticides and parasites.
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Growing wildflowers on disused urban land can damage bee health
16 Apr 2025 Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which...
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Pollinators: first global risk index for species declines and effects on humanity
16 Aug 2021 The Global South may have most to lose from pollinator loss, with Latin America at particular risk due to crop exports and indigenous cultures.
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Pollinator species vital to our food supply are under threat, warn experts
26 Feb 2016 A new report from experts and Government around the world addresses threats to animal pollinators such as bees, birds and bats that are vital to more...
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Flowers tone down the iridescence of their petals and avoid confusing bees
25 Feb 2016 Latest research shows that flowers’ iridescent petals, which may look plain to human eyes, are perfectly tailored to a bee’s-eye-view.
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The Life and Death of the Queen Bumblebee
23 Sep 2015 The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, Q is for...
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Why buttercups reflect yellow on chins
14 Dec 2011 Scientists discover why buttercups reflect yellow on chins – and it doesn’t have anything to do with whether you like butter. The new research sheds...
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