There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...

The extreme weather that has battered much of the U.S. in 2022 doesn’t just affect humans. Heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms also threaten many wild species — including some that already face ...

Recent calls to the Purdue Extension office have prompted me to re-visit a topic I have written about before: bees or wasps that form an elaborate nest and function as a colony. We call them “social” ...

The year 2022 will go down in history as one defined by many challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic dragged into its third year, the war in Ukraine destabilized world security and finances, and record heat ...

Any observant person with a garden knows that where there are flowers, there will also be bees. But bees are in trouble, and we can adapt our gardens to encourage and nurture them — perhaps including ...

Ryan Gilligan, a bee expert, said he has removed bees from a number of homes, apartments, barns and trees in the past seven years. Getty Images OMAHA, Neb. — About 6,000 bees were recently removed ...

Farmers know not to apply pesticides on their fields during flowering season when bees are present. But wild bees can come into contact with pesticide residues, in some cases, for months after ...

Insecticides containing flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor can have devastating effects on honey bee health. The substances damage the insects' intestinal flora, especially when used in conjunction with ...

For B-Z Bee Pollination owner John Foster, receiving the 2022 Yolo County Business of the Year award from California Sen. Bill Dodd was a surprise. “Well, I couldn’t believe it,” Foster emphasized. “I ...

Imagine you’re a knight in Game of Thrones — but your heavy helmet is made of honey bees. That’s how Don Shump describes the experience of wearing the ”‘Bee Beard,” an event that’s part of ...

John Chapple, who attends the five different hives on the grounds of Buckingham Palace, performed the "telling of the bees" last Friday. Roland Hoskins/ANL ...