In an emerging red flag for the digital era, sleep experts have warned us to avoid screen time in bed, sounding the alarm that light emitted from phones and other electronic devices can disrupt our ...

Artificial light has disrupted people’s sleep and circadian rhythms. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge says it’s also affecting the sleep and behavior of other living things that share our urban ...

Bees take on a big share of this workload: Pollinators, most often honey bees, are responsible for one in every three bites of food we take, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, ...

So different, yet so alike. Through pollination, bees play an important role in the ecosystem, affecting the life cycle of plants, biodiversity and agricultural production. Their presence goes hand in ...

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Out of over 20,000 bee species worldwide, most of us are probably familiar with worker bees that live in hives and nests, like honeybees and bumblebees. This adorable post from sociaty shows exhausted ...

Do bugs sleep like other animals? asks a reader.So far, scientists have found that bees, fruit flies, cockroaches, moths, paper wasps, locusts and scorpions all enjoy (and require) a good snooze. Of ...

We are all better after a decent night's sleep — and insects are no different. But two new studies have found a commonly used pesticide is disrupting the sleep of bees and flies — with big ...