To distill the secret behind this metabolic mastery, study co-author and zoologist Dorothée Huchon led a hunt for genetic ...

The BBC has been given exclusive access to a laboratory fighting to eradicate Asian hornets in the UK. Scientists at Fera ...

Researchers find that hornets have several copies of the gene responsible for producing the enzyme that breaks down alcohol.

To the best of our knowledge, Oriental hornets are the only animal in nature adapted to consuming alcohol as a metabolic fuel ...

Four southern giant hornets have been identified in northern Spain, leading to concerns that the species could harm native ...

Asian hornets disrupt pollination by hunting bees and other insects that visit flowers. The hornets attack in late summer and early fall when worker hornets need to provide food for developing young.

Prepare to be astonished by the incredible alcohol tolerance of hornets. Recent research has unveiled the extraordinary ...

Vespa orientalis fed an 80-percent-ethanol brew still did hornet tasks and had normal life spans. This trick may be an adaptation to gut-dwelling yeast.

Asian hornets are a threat to the UK's insect population The BBC has been given exclusive access to a laboratory fighting to eradicate Asian hornets in the UK. Scientists at Fera Science near York ...