In the latest triumph for one of humanity’s favorite insects, bumblebees learned how to push a ball to the center of a platform for a sugary treat. And bees are something else altogether with nearly a million brain cells, compared with about 250,000 in the fruit fly. The way the bees learned was important, too. The bees learned best by watching a fellow bee perform the feat. The bees also learned, although not as well, when the ball moved seemingly on its own, pulled by a hidden magnet.

Source: New York Times February 23, 2017 19:01 UTC