Contacts for media: Emily Gowdey-Backus, [email protected] and Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, [email protected] LOWELL, Mass. – Aiming to better understand the pollination process, a UMass ...

A bumblebee lands on the flowers of a white sloe bush. Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images Stephen Buchmann, University of Arizona As trees and flowers blossom in spring, bees emerge from ...

LOWELL — A UMass Lowell scientist has developed a microrobot that simulates the way bees pollinate plants. Noah Jafferis, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, developed the ...

A powerful new way to fill major gaps in public bee data -- including from Africa, Asia and other under-reported zones -- has been addressed with a centralized tool for consolidating bee pollinator ...

Join Mr. Peterson as he explores two native Michigan bees and their role in pollination. Have you heard all the buzz about bees lately? Join Mr. Peterson as he explores two native Michigan bees and ...

Kloten, N.D. - Nick Stromme drove over a grassy trail that was once a gravel road to a long-abandoned farmstead. He stopped along an aging shelterbelt. Fading spring blossoms still clung to trees and ...

Next week (June 17-23) is National Pollinator Week, a time dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the tiny heroes who play a massive role in our food supply. Picture this: a world without fresh ...

Honey bees are big business. As the primary pollinators for roughly a third of all US crop production, they are worth at least $15 billion a year to the US economy. Wild bees contribute to US ...

There’s nothing quite like the gentle buzz of a bumblebee to let you know summer’s approaching. But the distinct hum could soon become a rarity – as climate change is reducing the frequency and pitch ...

LOWELL, Mass. – Aiming to better understand the pollination process, a UMass Lowell scientist has simulated the buzz of a bee in a microrobot. UMass Lowell’s Noah Jafferis, assistant professor of ...