“Amazing Pollinators,” a new exhibit at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, offers hands-on (and in costume) learning opportunities. Freya Gulamali [email protected] In the night, moon ...

Quick Take Argentine ants are a non-native, invasive species in the United States. They compete with bumble bees for prized ...

Climate change poses a major well-known risk to cacao production. But a new study finds that low pollination is also limiting yields in producing countries — a finding that could offer hope to a ...

It’s almost impossible to imagine a world without chocolate. Yet cacao trees, which are the source of chocolate, are vulnerable. I am a passionate chocolate lover and an entomologist who studies cacao ...

As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in great ...

The Houston Museum of Natural Science has been a part of the Houston museum scene for decades now. The museum is not only among the most popular attractions in Houston but one of the most visited ...

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University will reduce its operating hours from five days a week to weekend hours only, starting this week. Beginning Oct. 1, the science institution will ...

The carefully taped and pressed plants stored in bespoke cabinets in the Academy of Natural Sciences lost their color long ago, but that's understandable. They were plucked from the ground over 200 ...