ConservationJune 17, 2020
Slimy Mudflat Biofilms Feed Migratory Birds—and Could Be Threatened
The highly nutritious, shimmering goo is a vital source of energy for long-distance fliers
Stories by Paige Embry
Paige Embry is author of Our Native Bees: North America's Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them (Timber Press, 2018). She lives in Seattle.
EnvironmentMay 6, 2020
Just How Dangerous Is the ‘Murder Hornet’?
Its sting is excruciating to people, but it is a bigger threat to honeybees vital for agriculture
BiologyOctober 1, 2019
Beekeepers Seek Resistance to the Honeybee’s Most Fearsome Enemy
Facing the scourge of a parasitic Asian mite, commercial beekeepers are trying to breed a resistant strain—but other threats loom
EnvironmentAugust 23, 2019
Surprise: Bees Need Meat
Microbes in flowers are crucial to bee diets, and microbiome changes could be starving the insects
BiologyMarch 5, 2018
A Promising Backup to the Honeybee Is Shut Down
The world’s largest almond grower has suddenly closed an eight-year research project to develop a new commercial pollinator
BiologyMarch 1, 2018
Almond Growers Are Breeding a Novel Replacement for the Embattled Honeybee
The world's largest almond grower is creating a novel replacement for the embattled honeybee