Consider helping our honeybees by planting native flowers.

The big-bodied bees join the ranks of ants and termites, which have long been known to rely on a separate caste of 'soldiers' to defend the colony.

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

Police are looking for suspects in the apian assault.

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.

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

The apiarian artery is the buzziest infrastructure project in Scandinavia.

Concern over dwindling pollinator populations trumps worries of apiarian disturbances.

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

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

Environmentalist Robert Kennedy Jr. is fighting with community activists to save West Virginia's Coal River Mountain from the hands of major coal corporations t

Just in time for the conservationist president's birthday, the U.S. unveils a plan to freeze uranium mining near one of his favorite places: the Grand Canyon.

You might remember the former U.S. senator from Idaho as the anti-gay politician who was arrested for lewd conduct in an airport bathroom. He's back in Washingt

Chessboard-like grid patterns that cover sand dunes in China are explained as attempts at mining nickel in the deserts.

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

Researchers stumble upon a method that could replace toxic cyanide with plain old cornstarch.

The Caterpillar 797 is a 50-foot-tall dump truck widely used in the mining industry. Watch what happens when it faces off against a stationary Land Cruiser.

Basketball, mini-golf, a Ferris wheel, an underground lake and a spa are just some of the attractions found in this majestic 13th-century Romanian salt mine.

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

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

Worth more than $1 million, this gemstone is distinguished for its rich color palette and light-refracting qualities that defy description.

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

Mountaintop removal mining is one of the most destructive forms of resource extraction, and it's taking its toll.

An eye-catching community sauna is a symbol of rebirth for the arctic mining town of Kiruna, which is being forced to move 2 miles to the east.

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

Congratulations, washing machine, your lonely days are now over as clothes dryers have become, at long last, eligible for Energy Star certification.

Big Ass Fans unveils an exceptionally smart ceiling fan that learns to start to spinning the minute your sweaty bod enters a room.

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

Months ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference, French Parliament approves aggressive new commercial building rules.

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.

William Henry Harrison, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor all died under suspicious circumstances.

The color looks radioactive, but activists promise it is nontoxic and harmless to marine life.

"Ain't No Fish" is a stop-motion animated short film that uses a 1940s show tune to highlight ocean pollution.

Neolithic humans in the Wadi Faynan region of southern Jordan may have polluted the river while first learning how to smelt.

Those who live in the Quebrada Camarones region of South America's Atacama Desert have a remarkable resistance to arsenic, which is in the water.

If it isn't covered in toxic foam, Bellandur Lake in Bangalore is catching fire. The residents have complained

Over 500 workers have been mobilized to deal with the endless tide of garbage inflicting the beaches of Santo Domingo.

Made of plastic and metal, it harms our oceans just like microbeads.

Even the Great Blue Hole in Belize, one of the world's largest sinkholes, isn't immune to human pollution.

The oil leak may be releasing thousands of gallons per day, but after 14 years, it is finally at least partly contained.

Spanish endurance athlete Antonio de la Rosa is the first to cross the Pacific on a paddleboard.

Six months after leaning they were or were not going to be getting one of NASA's retired space shuttles for display, museums in Los Angeles, Houston and New Yor

Space shuttle Enterprise suffered minor wing damage on June 3 when it collided with the navigation guides for a New York railroad bridge during the first half o

Visitors can get up close and personal with two space shuttles, the launch pad and much more.

Space shuttle Endeavour's trip to California has been delayed by a weather front in its way.

Space shuttle Endeavour's highly anticipated arrival in Los Angeles has been deferred by a day.

Space shuttle Endeavour, you're a star. A captivating new time-lapse movie has condensed Endeavour's recent three-day road trip to a Los Angeles museum into mer

The Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003 killed all 7 of its crew members, but a box of roundworms managed to survive the shuttle's disintegration.

The test orbiter is the first of NASA's retired space shuttles to receive the distinction.