Bees

An extreme close up of a tiny robotic bee perched on the end of a toothpick.

George Washington University

Robotic bees are being developed to study buzz pollination and help support the conservation of declining bee populations across the globe.

Bees and chili peppers: A solution to human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe

A woman in a white shirt is surrounded by wildlife rangers wearing green jumpsuits. The group holds a large white picture frame with text that reads, "I conquered the Wildlife Ranger Challenge. #ForWildlifeRangers," and five logos of supporting organizations fill the bottom of the frame.

Wildlife lawyer and farmer Taku Mutezo, in white, poses for a photograph at the Wildlife Ranger Challenge, a project to both raise funds and awareness of the struggles facing wildlife rangers across Africa. (Photo courtesy Taku Mutezo)

Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow

Wildlife lawyer and farmer Taku Mutezo has a solution to Zimbabwe's human-wildlife conflict that uses natural and local resources, and benefits the community as well.

University of Mississippi becomes bee-friendly

Constructed hives that house bees in the middle of a field under a cloudy sky

Here, the UM Beekeeper Club's hives are still in hibernation. (Gracey Massengill/University of Mississippi)

Gracey Massengill

University of Mississippi

The University of Mississippi recently joined the worldwide effort to save pollinators by housing honey bees at the University of Mississippi Field Station.

Saving the Bees

Arik Palileo

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

This story examines the social and ecological problem of having honeybees in the U.S.

Artist, advocate creates bee mural at the National Zoo

(Photo courtesy of Good of the Hive)

Leah Potter

The George Washington University

Artist and advocate Matthew Willey is painting a mural above the Great Ape House at the Smithsonian National Zoo to raise awareness about honey bee health.

A campus for creatures: GW's Sustainable Grounds Initiative

Giovanna Kupiec

The George Washington University

Amongst a concrete jungle lies wildlife most of us have chosen to ignore, except this campus grounds manager and his university, who seek to redefine what it means to be on campus.

Soil toxicity in Vieques, Puerto Rico