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- A French wine cellars updated facade doubles as housing for local bats Fri, 1 Jan 21, 3:30amBordeaux-based design studio MOONWALKLOCAL collectif d’architectes has recently crafted a new facade for a French wine cellar that doubles as shelter for local bats...
- New solar farm in Indiana boosts local pollinators Thu, 16 Jul 20, 12:30amGoodbye, dirty old coal-fired power plant. Hello, sunshine, bees and butterflies. That's what the folks of Logansport, Indiana are saying as they trade their last coal power plant for a new 80-acre, 16-megawatt...
- Climate crisis drives bumblebees closer to extinction Tue, 11 Feb 20, 4:30amThe climate crisis, rampant misuse of pesticides, lack of plant diversity, habitat loss, parasites and pathogens have collectively created the perfect storm for a decline in the bumblebee populations in both Europe and North...
- The largest solar farm apiary in the US opens this week Thu, 21 Jun 18, 2:00amAn important feature of permaculture is the concept of stacking functions, or finding multiple uses for the same space or resource. North Carolina-based PineGate Renewables is taking this principle to a new level with the...
- Incredible video shows the first 21 days of a bee’s life Mon, 25 May 15, 11:30pmWhat will save the bees? In an effort to explore the issue, National Geographic commissioned writer Charles C Mann and photographer Anand Varma to produce a story called Quest for a Superbee...
- U.S. Government launches $3.2 million campaign to save monarch butterflies Wed, 11 Feb 15, 4:00amSpurred into action by monarch butterflies' declining numbers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launched a campaign yesterday to save these iconic, endangered insects. Monarch numbers have decreased by 90 percent over...
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launches campaign to save monarch butterflies Tue, 10 Feb 15, 10:00pmSpurred into action by monarch butterflies' declining numbers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launched a campaign yesterday to save these iconic, endangered insects. Monarch numbers have decreased by 90 percent over...
- 23 pollinating species in Britain have gone extinct over the last 150 years Sat, 13 Dec 14, 6:00amIt would appear that pollinators in Britain have been declining for a lot longer than researchers realized. Contrary to the belief that local bees and wasps only began to go extinct after World War II, new evidence is showing...
- INFOGRAPHIC: How to Identify the Docile Honeybee from its More Aggressive Counterparts Sat, 26 Jul 14, 12:30amDid you know that one out of three bites of food that Americans eat is directly or indirectly derived from honeybee pollination? Honeybees play a crucial role in the nation's food supply, which means the alarming decline...
- Breathtaking Macro Portraits of Bees by Sam Droege Sat, 25 Jan 14, 2:13amDroege has taken hundreds of photographs of insects from around the world. His macro portraits of bees from US National Parks allows for an up-close-and-personal view of what most often appears as a blur buzzing from flower...
- DIY: How to Build an Insect Hotel from Found Materials Thu, 9 Jan 14, 7:30amSome of you might think it's crazy to start thinking about gardening when winter is just getting started, but the opposite couldn't be more true! When the wind is howling and snow is piling up outside your window, is there...
- US Denies Link Between Bee Deaths and Pesticides Despite Europe’s Ban Fri, 3 May 13, 10:19pmPhoto via Shutterstock Just days after Europe placed a two year ban on bee-killing pesticides, the US government has released a claim that there is no clear link between widespread colony collapse and neonicotinoids, The...
- Scientists Find Plants Use Caffeine to Attract Bees Sat, 9 Mar 13, 1:26amAccording to research published in in the journal Science on Thursday, humans aren’t the only creatures who get a good buzz from caffeine. It turns out that plants produce caffeine-laced nectar to attract honeybees...