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Many plants, from crops to carnations, cannot bear fruit or reproduce without bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects to pollinate them. But the population of insect pollinators is dropping in the U.S., due in part to pesticides, climate change, invasive plants and diminished habitats. Rachel Mallinger, assistant professor of entomology…

Some conservation-minded Kenyans are trying to protect threatened mangroves from loggers by hiding beehives in them

Honey owes its long shelf-life to its makers, but it doesn't always last forever.

The agronomy team worker was mowing in the area when he was stung.

From fried silk worm pupa to protein bars packed with ground mealworm, Singapore’s long list of edible insects could be a sign of things to come

Four boys have been charged after vandalism at a Scottish farm resulted in the death of more than 4000 bees, raising concerns about local wildlife…

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Hanging from a rope-and-bamboo ladder off a Himalayan mountain cliff, skilled Nepali climbers gather highly prized hallucinogenic honey -- an ancient tradition stung by environmental degradation and rapid climate change.

How the American Revolution led to formal spelling contests – and the spelling bee started a revolution of its own, one that even AI and spellcheck can’t stop. Just ask Emma Stone, says Stephen Carlick