Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The queen, on the right with a larger, darker body, is bigger than the worker bees in the colony and lives several times longer.

When you think “bee,” you likely picture one species that lives all over the world: the honey bee. And honey bees have queens, a female who lays essentially all of the eggs for the colony. But most ...

Upcoming research funded by the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) will investigate the secrets of longevity in honeybee queens. Queens eat royal jelly, which has antioxidants and less ...

In chess, the queen is the most valuable piece for a player. She’s capable of making any move, which also makes her the most protected after the king. In a bee colony, the queen holds the same rank.

Honey bee colonies are often portrayed as models of stability, yet inside the hive, power can change hands with ruthless efficiency. When workers decide their monarch is no longer fit to lead, they ...

There is a lot of discussion out there about ‘mean girls.’ This focus is indeed warranted, as girls tend to be judged, and judge themselves based on their ability to engage in relationships. We use ...

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