/ Biomechanics Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /curiosity/news/bumblebees-carry-heavy-loads-economy-mode <p>Bumblebees are the big lifters of the insect world, able to fly back to the hive with almost their own body weight in nectar on board. A study published Feb. 5 in&nbsp;<em><a href="https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/6/eaay3115">Science Advances</a></em>&nbsp;shows how they do it — and that bees can show more flexibility in behavior than you might expect from a bumbling insect.&nbsp;</p> February 05, 2020 - 11:38am Andy Fell /curiosity/news/bumblebees-carry-heavy-loads-economy-mode /news/peter-wainwright-explores-fish-evolution-and-feeding <section class="wysiwyg-feature-block "> <h3 class="wysiwyg-feature-block__title">AWARDS PROGRAM</h3> <div class="wysiwyg-feature-block__body"> <ul> <li><strong>WHAT:</strong> Academic Awards and Faculty Research Lecture and Reception</li> <li><strong>WHEN:</strong> Tuesday, May 9</li> <li><strong>AWARDS PROGRAM:</strong> 5:30 p.m.</li> <li><strong>RECEPTION:</strong> 6:30 p.m.</li> <li><strong>FACULTY RESEARCH LECTURE: </strong>7:10 p.m.</li> <li><strong>WHERE: </strong>Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, <a href="http://campusmap.ucdavis.edu/?b=106">Mondavi Center for the Performing A</a></li></ul></div></section> May 01, 2017 - 11:25am Andy Fell /news/peter-wainwright-explores-fish-evolution-and-feeding