A new study saying bumblebees can recognize rhythmic patterns puts them alongside Ronan the sea lion, the first non-human mammal shown to keep a beat.

New Australian research shows bumblebees can learn and recognise rhythmic patterns across different tempos and even across ...

Recent research reveals that bumblebees can recognize and learn abstract rhythms, akin to humans. Traditionally believed to be unique to advanced brains, this study demonstrates bees' ability to ...

In the study, bees were trained to forage from artificial flowers embedded with flashing lights after learning a specific pattern, even at altered speeds, would lead to a sugary reward. They were then ...

Just as we can recognize a favorite song even when played at double speed, bees can distinguish the same rhythm even when its ...