Bees

A close-up view of a male blue orchard bee, also known as Osmia lignaria. This type of bee, which is native to North America, is known to be one of the world's best pollinators.

Book creates buzz about native bees of North America

Science

When you hear the word “bee,” you probably picture a honeybee. As a new book shows, though, many bees native to North America defy conventionalism and remain relatively unknown on their own continent

Two Artists Let the Animals Speak for Themselves

Arts, Culture & Media

Two Artists Let The Animals Speak For Themselves

Arts, Culture & Media

Blondie on “Pollinator”

Arts, Culture & Media
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Most bees are solitary animals, and 4 other surprising bee facts

Science
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Bringing science and engineering stories to life for students

Education

All it takes is a little news and some top-notch teachers.

The spring bloom in California’s Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is pictured here.

Here are a few ways to make the most of wildflower season

Culture

Experts offer some tips on everything from planting your own wildflowers to identifying the flowers you find.

Bombus affinis, the rusty patched bumblebee.

How do tiny little bee brains do so much?

Science

Bee neurons are extraordinarily networked. Researchers are hoping these efficient little minds can help us understand multitasking.

Audric de Campeau pours a glass of mead in the Paris catacombs with his dog, Filou.

A French beekeeper makes mead in the Paris catacombs

Culture

Audric de Campeau has combined his two passions, beekeeping and winemaking, by making mead, an alcoholic beverage made with honey. And he ages his mead in the tunnels under Paris.

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How this Yemeni American keeps up the family business thousands of miles from home

Business

Khaled Almaghafi is a bee master in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s spiritual work, too. “You see how they dance, how they collect the honey, how they work … you feel deep inside there is a creator,” he says.