The Town of Riverhead unveiled its newest “litter critter” last week: a 4-by-7-foot wire sculpture of a bee designed to collect plastic bottles and cans. The sculpture, known as the Big Bee, sits in ...

Museum collections have underpinned scientific research for centuries. But physical specimens in boxes and drawers don't easily lend themselves to the research techniques of the new millennium. "How ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - You may have noticed very large bees hovering around your home and other buildings this spring. Those large bees with the shiny abdomens are not bumblebees, and they don’t ...

We just wrapped the most deadly winter on record for commercial honey bees in the U.S. They not only make honey, they also pollinate more than a hundred U.S. crops here for a total of $18 billion in ...

We want to thank everyone who participated in BigBee Bonanza and share just how successful the project was. During the event, 1,936 online volunteers contributed approximately 2,400 hours of work, ...