Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This isn’t the first time bees have been put to the mathematical test (Getty Images/iStockphoto) (the_independent_577) Two bee or ...

A new Monash University-led study has resolved debate over whether honeybees truly count or merely react to visual cues. By designing experiments that match bees’ sensory perception, researchers ...

Bees are pretty good at math — as far as insects go, at least. We already know, for example, that they can count up to four and even understand the concept of zero. But in a new study, published ...

Picture writing the numbers 1 to 5 in a horizontal line, from smallest to largest. Where did you put 1? If you placed 1 on the left and 5 on the right, you share this preference with most humans. This ...

Bees order numbers in increasing size from left to right, a study has shown for the first time, supporting the much-debated theory that this direction is inherent in all animals including humans.

Pull up a seat, settle down next to a sunflower and start counting bees as part of The Great Sunflower Project. You'll be part of a corps of volunteers who are providing information about the ...