Life in a big city is stressful — even for a tiny creature like a wild bee, according to a recent study by a team of researchers based at York University in Toronto. These scientists collaborated to ...

ANN ARBOR—Efforts to promote the future health of both wild bees and managed honeybee colonies need to consider specific habitat needs, such as the density of wildflowers. At the same time, improving ...

The arrival of fall brings shorter days, cooler nights and a gradual winding down of garden activity. Flowers start to fade, while leaves turn glorious colors and begin to fall from the trees. For ...

NEW YORK -- New York City real estate is tight, even for the bees. That's why the city is building tiny condos for these vital pollinators. NYC DOT unveiled several of these new bee habitats Thursday ...

Researchers found significant increases in floral abundance and wild bee diversity in outbreak-affected forests, compared to similar, undisturbed forest. When southern Rocky Mountain forests are ...

When southern Rocky Mountain forests are viewed from a distance these days, it may not look like much is left. Large swaths of dead, standing Engelmann spruce trees tell the tale of a severe regional ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- If you see bees nesting around certain public plazas and open streets around the city in the future, just know that's their "hotel" or "bunker". Those hotels and bunkers are coming ...

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), the most distinguished institution in the nation that focuses on the study of the environment, is pleased to announce it's been accepted ...

About 10 tonnes of sand have been donated to support ongoing work to create "bee beaches" in a Black Country nature reserve. The conservation effort is being carried out at Pelsall North Common in ...

Researchers have found a reliable way to get soybean plants to produce bigger soybeans—and it doesn’t involve a lab. According to a recent study done at North Carolina State University, bees will give ...