Climate change causing bumblebee habitat loss, say scientists

Scientists shocked at bees' failure to relocate north to cooler areas as southern climes in Europe and North America become too hot for the species to survive

Climate change caused by emissions from cars, factories and power plants is squeezing the habitats suitable for bumblebees to live in across Europe and North America, scientists have discovered.

As temperatures have risen over the past 110 years, the bees are being killed off by increased heat in their southern habitats. But to the surprise of researchers, they are failing to move north to cooler climes, unlike other species.