In a new study, bumble bees solve a completely novel object-manipulation task. What makes this behavior especially remarkable ...

In 2024, Olli Loukola of the Finland co-authored a study demonstrating that bumblebees could cooperate to solve complex challenges. It’s the kind of cognitive task scientists had previously only ...

New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger ...

Despite its tiny brain, the bumblebee is capable of solving complex problems on a dime, reshaping our view of the humble ...

Insects join list of species capable of solving simple ‘box-and-banana’ problem that demonstrates basic intelligence ...