This bee sensory bottle is one of those calming, eye-catching activities that kids keep coming back to long after it’s ...

Walking through the Display Gardens feels like taking a botanical road trip across North Carolina without the gas expenses. The Coastal Plain Garden recreates the unique ecosystems of eastern North ...

But, not so for bumblebees, where the queen is larger but otherwise physically indistinguishable from her workers. In a study ...

Queen bumblebees have sparser hair on their tongues than worker bees, which makes them less efficient at lapping up nectar, ...

For decades now, local naturalist Jim Gilbert has been providing his observations of the great outdoors. Here are a few area ...