A bee sting is pretty straightforward, right? The bee jabs, the human victim (the stingee, if you will) shouts a profanity or two, then the bee flies away. But that’s not the whole story with the ...

Bees are beloved as pollinators and dreaded for their painful stings. But their venom is also hailed by some for medicinal qualities that lessen the impact of chronic pain. The finding that bee venom ...

Bee stings are not just a painful inconvenience; they are the result of a highly evolved biological defense mechanism. When a bee stings, it injects venom, which contains a complex mixture of proteins ...