Turns out, instead of having bats to thank for the existence of butterflies, the groups we should actually be thanking are…bees and beans.

Join the Amoeba Sisters as they introduce angiosperms (flowering plants) before exploring flower parts, pollination, and double fertilization in angiosperms! This video also talks about the importance of pollinators.

Beehives always have a queen, who is the mother of the entire hive. But have you ever wondered, what happened to the king, if there was ever any? Can a male bee become a king?

How Our Honey is Made

Can strawberries grown inside a building taste sweeter than those grown in a field? Farming entrepreneur Hiroki Koga explores how his team is combining solar-powered vertical farms with AI, robotics and indoor bee colonies to grow...

Scientists have discovered a group of three closely related flowers that seem to break the laws of genetics. These mountain beardtongues are pollinated by either bees or butterflies, but not both, and that's the key to an incredibly...

When it comes to a beverage menu, I don't usually want to see "tears" on the list. But these three animals do, including bees whose favorite drink is human tears!

Today, billions of people around the world start their day with caffeine. But how and why did the ability to produce this molecule independently evolve in multiple, distantly-related lineages of flowering plants, again and again?

The world of the Jurassic was a lot like ours - similar interactions between plants and insects were happening, but the players have changed over time. Because it looks like pollination by insects actually got going twice.

Plants don't make caffeine just for us, so what DO they make it for?

2018 was full of exciting discoveries and incredible advancements in the field of science. So today, we are taking a look back at 2018 to highlight three more great science news stories!

Does bee venom therapy work? Stings cause pain, itching, or even death in some people, so how might potential benefits outweigh the risks?

Scientists are discovering new species at the bottom of the ocean and deep in the rainforest, but there are also plenty of new animals being discovered in cities around the world!

Bumblebees fly, lights turn on, and you can ride a bike without falling over. We all know these things to be true, but what you may not know is the real reason behind why they work. Join Olivia to bust seven myths about motion.

Drugging animals may seem like a bad idea, but you'd be shocked to learn what it can teach scientists about disease, biology & animal behavior! Join us for a new animal-focused episode of SciShow, hosted by the one and only Hank Green!

Yes, there is a chance they might sting you, but bees are incredibly vital to our ecosystem as we know it. Join Hank for a compilation of our favorite bee episodes—we know this one is a real stinger! We mean, zinger!

According to research, some animals act in ways that seem oddly similar to the things we do.

Believe it or not, that cute bear bottle has serious bacteria fighting power—but how? Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow all about the amazing properties of honey!

Honey bees may be small, but they manage to survive some pretty big disasters. Whether it’s hurricanes, wildfires, or even volcanoes, honey bees seem to have a plan for everything.

How can you tell the difference between a yellowjacket and a hornet? And how much cosmic XP do you need to evolve a wasp into a bee? Follow the insect that stung you, and discover the fascinating world of wasp nests and bee hives.

2017 has been an eventful year, so as it comes to a close we'd like to look back at some of its most superlative science.

We are in spring! And with spring come bees! In this episode of SciShow Compilation we bring the best episodes of bees and honey!

Long before there were strip malls, skyscrapers, and combination Pizza Hut/Taco Bells, nature had its own architects: all kinds of creatures create all kinds of structures for living, raising offspring, or maybe just the occasional...

Hank hits you with a ton of news this time - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has plans to retrieve Saturn V rocket engines from the bottom of the Atlantic; new research on the impacts from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill to life in the Gulf of...