“The taxonomist who describes a new species gets to name it,” Prendergast tells Jennifer Hassan at the Washington Post. After ...

Bumblebees can process the duration of flashes of light and use the information to decide where to look for food, a new study has found.

“I was super excited to find it,” said Kit Prendergast, a native bee scientist who discovered the insect in 2019 as she ...

When the James Webb Space Telescope detected potential biosignatures in the atmosphere of K2-18 b last year, the discovery ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket was scheduled for launch on Sunday (Nov. 9) but it has been delayed until Wednesday (Nov. 12) ...

The bees' name, Megachile lucifer, was inspired by the Netflix series "Lucifer," which one of the researchers was watching at the time.

What makes the bee unusual are the “highly distinctive, prominent horns” that are on the female bee and helped give the ...

For Texans, Longhorn Cavern represents a different side of a state often characterized by its wide-open spaces and big sky. It’s a reminder that the Lone Star State holds mysteries and beauty below ...