Louisiana beekeepers have been hit hard this year by colony loss, as has the industry nationwide. Why are so many bees dying?

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...

Smithsonian writer Susan Freinkel and self-proclaimed bee enthusiast Michael Veit about the future of bees through the lens ...

Retired Central Elgin fire chief Don Crocker is busy these days, preparing accommodations for a Spanish queen’s visit to Sparta in April.

SpaceX and other companies plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites, which could mar astronomical observations and pollute the atmosphere.

One summer day in 2018, Sam Droege lowered his net and scooped up a few small bees buzzing around the blossoms of a chinquapin, a shrubby member of the chestnut tree family. Droege, a wildlife ...