As the weather gets warmer and flowers begin to bloom, bees emerge from their winter hibernation. Bees are essential to our ecosystem, and from their incredible pollination abilities, plants are able ...

When a bee stings, the act triggers a chain of biological events that it cannot survive. The structure of the stinger, combined with the bee’s anatomy, causes severe internal damage after contact.

Do you know what attracts or excites bees? Do you know how to handle a bee sting — or perhaps several? While usually not a major health issue, bee stings can sometimes cause a severe allergic reaction ...

This horrifying video is causing serious buzz. Frightening footage captured by an electron microscope shows what happens after a person sustains a bee sting, with the insect’s stinger sawing into ...

Bee stings are not just a painful inconvenience; they are the result of a highly evolved biological defense mechanism. When a bee stings, it injects venom, which contains a complex mixture of proteins ...

As summer peaks, bee stings become a timely concern, especially for the 2 million Americans allergic to them. But a D.C.-area allergist said there are steps you can take to ‘bee’ sting-free. “Lots of ...

Being outside in spring and summer is terrific, but it does come with the risk of bee and wasp stings. It is important to know how to treat stings, what to watch for, and even better, steps you can ...

In what may be the biological equivalent to getting struck by lightning, a very unlucky man in the Philadelphia area took a very rare bee sting directly to the eyeball—and things went badly from there ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Bees and flowers go together like, well, bee stings and pain. While bee stings always hurt, they can affect people differently. For some, it can be ...

Summer is here, and so are the bugs. Every summer, insects and arachnids alike seem to come in swarms. Spending time outside during summer is one of the best parts of the season. While the weather may ...