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Why bees swarm — and what to do if they swarm in your backyard.

Researchers make headway in fight against devastating disorder by breeding bees with the ability to seek out and remove varroa mites.

Consider helping our honeybees by planting native flowers.

Radiation from cell phones might be contributing to the decline in the bee population.

'Inception' star chats with Bill Maher about colony collapse disorder and how industrialized farming is harming bee populations.

Student Jack Ross Pilkington is working to save dying bee populations and has even become a bit of a beekeeper.

For space-strapped, design-conscious urban apiarists, Dutch electronics giant Philips unveils the sleek Urban Beehive as part of its eco-futuristic Microbial Ho

In the strangest — and only — urban agriculture hoarding tale we've come across, a Queens man is busted for having 45 unregistered beehives housing to 3 mil

Bees don't want to sting you. They have far more important things to do, like keep our agriculture system afloat.

Bees that ate the immune-boosting chemicals showed activation in genes known to help them fight parasites and break down pesticides.

Markus Imhoof's new documentary balances microphotography with compelling storytelling. The film will debut on June 10.

Researchers hope to create a sperm bank to breed hardier bees and preserve threatened subspecies.

This colony of bees is rebuilding in a hollow log in Germany after the hive collapsed earlier this year.

Australian scientists are attaching sensors to bees to track their movements and study colony collapse disorder.

New research conducted in the UK reveals that diseases common in "managed" bees are now reaching wild populations.

Chris Burley and Ei Ei Khin have an ambitious goal: Grow 1 million wildflowers to help threatened honeybee populations.

Through the collaborative magic of crowdfunding, the Open Source Beehives project aims to bring downloadable beehive designs to citizen scientists everywhere.

A photographer has caught fascinating slow-motion footage of honeybees flying, working and even stinging.

The designer of the Bee Saver, a bioplastic keychain that contains artificial nectar, believes small acts can make a big difference.

The apiarian artery is the buzziest infrastructure project in Scandinavia.

Raymond Wang, 17, won prestigious $75,000 award for engineering a system to make cabin air safer.

Robert Byrd's death will create a void that may directly affect environmental policy.

Kentucky's governor says the EPA is overstepping its bounds. Other groups contradict his claims of looking out for the environment.

There were plenty of heroes among the 43,000 people who ran the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, but rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena was the favorite of

Robert Redford shares why he has joined the fight against the coal mine.

Supreme Court decides not to hear the case about a plan to build 'the world's largest garbage dump' near the iconic national park.

Coal helped create communities throughout Boone County, West Virginia, years ago but now mountaintop removal mining may be demolishing more than just mountains

A new billionaire-backed venture announced today that it plans to use robots to mine asteroids for precious metals and in the process add trillions of dollars t

Mining the plentiful resources of the moon and near-Earth asteroids could alter the course of human history, adding trillions of dollars to the world economy an

Private groups are shaping business plans to tap into the resource-rich environs of outer space. Early celestial targets with commercial cross hairs on them are

No U.S. president has waxed as poetically about mining the moon the way John F. Kennedy did about landing on it.

Another study confirms rising levels of mercury emissions worldwide, much of it from gold mining.

A new mine could provide 1,500 jobs, but protestors say the environmental cost is too high.

Deep Space Industries Inc. announced that it plans to harvest metals and water from asteroids within a decade.

The 150-foot-wide asteroid 2012 DA14 may harbor $65 billion of recoverable water and $130 billion in metals.

Chilean mine accident survivor, Mario Sepulveda, is said to be thrilled with the casting decision.

But for now only the penguins can enjoy them. (Turns out, mining is illegal in Antarctica.)

The mining project, one of the largest ever conceived, could hold $500 billion in gold and copper.

Coudersport Ice Mine is located in the Appalachian Mountains.

Gone but not forgotten, these once-bustling mining outposts offer visitors a look at Old West ghost towns, from kitschy to untouched.

Traces of air pollution from 16th-century Spanish silver mines were discovered deep inside an ice cap in the Peruvian Andes

How do you clean up a river? The answer is twofold: treatment and dilution.

Jaguars used to roam all over the Southwest but now are an extreme rarity. And this unique cat is already threatened by the mining industry.

The light emitted after the sun sets could be harvested, according to a new study.

Complimentary or not, Thomas Paino welcomes the attention being lavished on his super-efficient Long Island City rowhouse.

To chill or not to chill? For these items often found in the refrigerator, the answer ranges from 'not always' to a resounding 'never!'

Matching supply to demand is crucial when it comes to energy. And a concept called demand response can help us do it.

If you love the idea of long-lasting LED bulbs but not the price, this one-day Amazon Gold Box Deal may put these energy savers in your price range.

New EPA regulations will clean up the biggest problem with burning wood: pollution and particulates.