Scientists say chemical signals help determine whether offspring remain and work for the queen or leave to establish nests of ...

Queen pheromones in Megalopta bees tell daughters when it's worth sacrificing their fertility to help their mom ...

Female sweat bees need to make a pivotal life decision: remain in the nest to help their mother raise more offspring or leave to establish nests of their own. New research from the Smithsonian ...

Biologists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute investigated a flexible social bee species, which helps shed light ...

Tina Fay’s MEAN GIRLS, with the right level of farce can be a delightful experience.   Beck’s staging, inspite of a talented ...

Advocates and community leaders rallied in Rego Park in Queens on Wednesday, pushing state and city officials to prioritize and fund a project known as QueensLink. The concept would transform the long ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is notoriously power-hungry, and the consumption of electricity from non-renewable sources means more emissions. But understanding the environmental effects of using AI ...

The FBI’s storied fight against the Mafia in Boston has come to a quiet conclusion. Recently, the agency disbanded its organized crime squad, reassigning agents to other priorities as the New England ...

Target is cutting around 500 jobs, as the big-box retailer’s new CEO tries to put more money into making its stores more appealing places to shop. Monday’s move arrives a little more than a week after ...