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Most bees are solitary animals, and 4 other surprising bee facts

Bee researcher Shalene Jha dishes on the secret life of bees.

Most bees are solitary animals, and 4 other surprising bee facts
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Bringing science and engineering stories to life for students

Bringing science and engineering stories to life for students

Blondie on “Pollinator”

Blondie on “Pollinator”
The spring bloom in California’s Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is pictured here.

Here are a few ways to make the most of wildflower season

Here are a few ways to make the most of wildflower season
Bombus affinis, the rusty patched bumblebee.

How do tiny little bee brains do so much?

How do tiny little bee brains do so much?
Audric de Campeau pours a glass of mead in the Paris catacombs with his dog, Filou.

A French beekeeper makes mead in the Paris catacombs

Audric de Campeau has combined his two passions, beekeeping and winemaking, by making mead, an alcoholic beverage made with honey. And he ages his mead in the tunnels under Paris.

A French beekeeper makes mead in the Paris catacombs
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How this Yemeni American keeps up the family business thousands of miles from home

Khaled Almaghafi is a bee master in the San Francisco Bay Area. It's spiritual work, too. "You see how they dance, how they collect the honey, how they work ... you feel deep inside there is a creator," he says.

How this Yemeni American keeps up the family business thousands of miles from home
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Deciphering the mysterious decline of honey bees

Beekeepers expect some of their bees to die off from season to season. But in recent years, losses have been more than twice as high.

Deciphering the mysterious decline of honey bees

Two Artists Let The Animals Speak For Themselves

People have always told stories about animals acting like humans. Two artists ask: what if we told stories that were true to animals’ lives?

Two Artists Let The Animals Speak For Themselves
Elephants walk in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, January 26, 2015

Elephants trampling your crops? Release the bees.

How do you stop a six-ton hungry elephant from rampaging through your garden? In southern Africa, bees are the answer.

Elephants trampling your crops? Release the bees.

Two Artists Let the Animals Speak for Themselves

People have always told stories about animals acting like humans. Two artists ask: what if we told stories that were true to animals’ lives?

Two Artists Let the Animals Speak for Themselves