Halafian pottery shows that early agricultural societies practiced advanced mathematical thinking through plant-based art long before writing.

New research led by scientists from the University of Bristol and Queen Mary University of London has revealed that bumblebees can tell flowers apart by patterns of scent. Flowers have lots of ...

Bees may find that the edge of petals smells different to the centre of the flower (Victoria Jones/PA) Credit: PA Wire/PA Images Bumblebees can identify different flowers by the invisible patterns of ...

Honey bees rely heavily on flower patterns when searching for food, a new study has found. The research has revealed honeybees can distinguish between different flowers by using colours and patterns.

Flowers have lots of different patterns on their surfaces that help to guide bees and other pollinators towards the flower’s nectar, speeding up pollination. These patterns include visual signals like ...