Some bees are skipping the pollination process altogether, piercing flowers to steal nectar without spreading pollen. This behavior, known as nectar robbing, could have major implications for plant ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The United States Fish and Wildlife service proposed putting Suckley’s Cuckoo Bumble Bee on the endangered species list. Mesa County wants to put a pause on the proposal ...

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Entomologist Dr. Karl Magnacca said he and his team had just spent four days in the rainforest in Molokai last year when they came across a site with a rare native shrub called “kolomona.” “I’d never ...

Ume is a white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf that was born Feb. 2 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. Her name means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. Since then she has been ...