NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified a group of worker honeybees that are specially adapted to build their queen's waxy abode within the hive.

For decades, scientists thought royal jelly was the secret ingredient that turned an ordinary honeybee larva into a queen. New research reveals the process is far more remarkable:…

When considering what shapes animal development, factors such as genetics come to mind. For a queen bee, however, her special wax home also has a role.