Bees rely on sunlight and polarized light to navigate, making nighttime flight dangerous and often impossible for honey bees.

The post Why Was an Endangered Whale Found on a Cargo Ship? appeared first on A-Z Animals. The ocean is full of strange anomalies, many of which are still unexplained. But when those oddities ...

During spring, when queen bumblebees first emerge from hibernation to start their nests, they work incredibly hard foraging for nectar to fuel their new colonies. But then, as soon as their first ...

Most species are balanced around individual survival, but ants and bees bypassed that system entirely. This video explores how eusocial behavior turned low-stat units into dominant builds across ...

There's no doubt the Endangered Species Act has helped some keynote species in North Carolina, ranging from the American alligator and bald eagle to the loggerhead sea turtle and red-cockaded ...

Over a decade ago, Lauren Donaldson found a honey bee hive under her North Charleston home. The self-described “nature girl” didn’t want to harm the bees, so she called a local beekeeper to safely ...

Critics argue the act creates red tape and hinders development, while supporters say it buys time for at-risk species. The Trump administration has moved to dilute the act's scope to reduce what it ...

Yes, it’s a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition that we all follow, but it’s important to know its history. (It’s also fun.) Like many other cultures, the Pennsylvania Dutch believe eating pork on New Year’s ...

A young galaxy cluster in the early universe is defying our understanding of how these huge structures formed and evolved. The gas that fills this cluster, called SPT2349-56, is far hotter and more ...

After a year of difficult headlines for the environment, a rare bright spot has emerged: The population of an endangered whale species is steadily rising. North Atlantic right whales are large, docile ...