Scientists made a unique discovery in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola: dozens of fossilized bee nests inside rodent bones that were deposited by owls thousands of years ago. When you ...

(CNN) — Contrary to popular depictions of bee nests as large, intricate hives that hang from trees, the majority of bee species — about 90% — are actually solitary and build their nests in the ground ...

When paleontologists examined fossils from a cave on Hispaniola, they found more than the remains of extinct animals. The bones also preserved evidence of an unusual behavior - insects nesting inside ...

In a Caribbean cave where owls once spat out the bones of their prey, scientists have uncovered a nesting strategy that rewrites what we know about bees. Instead of burrowing into soil or wood, some ...

Paleontologists working in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola have discovered the first-known instance of ancient bees nesting inside pre-existing fossil cavities.