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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Smart rings, smart screens, smart TVs, smart pins, smart … ice cube makers? Sure, why not! AI was everywhere at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where companies large and ...

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The ocean is full of strange anomalies, many of which are still unexplained. But when those oddities literally breach the surface, as in this case, they draw attention. On January 4th, the U.S. Coast ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Scientists made a unique discovery in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola: dozens of fossilized bee nests inside rodent bones that were deposited by owls thousands of years ago. When you ...

We’re currently dealing with winter conditions, but to warm us up, I thought I’d cover something we observe, but may not fully understand, in spring, summer, and fall: why do bees visit flowers? Much ...