The year before California’s deadliest fireworks explosion in decades, the state agency tasked with regulating and ...

This strain of avian influenza emerged in 2022 and brought major losses in the Northern San Joaquin Valley and beyond.

One gardener shared their incredible lawn transformation, transitioning from a barren stone monoculture to a thriving garden.

California's wildlife conservation societies are urging people to come forward to help save these iconic pollinator species.

An onerous 1970 law remains an open invitation for lawsuits. And reforms should make it easier to build the kind of housing most Californians want. Last June, California lawmakers passed yet another ...

Treetop living is not just for kids. These architect-designed, "nest-like" dwellings – created in forests all over the world ...

Freshly sprung from jail, ex-Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson is spinning a twisted tale of treachery and ...

After six years of research and 14 public hearings throughout the state, the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission, or MLTRC, released its final report on racial terror lynchings last ...

Hylaeus punctatus, a tiny black bee native to Europe that was recently spotted in Pennsylvania. This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look ...

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting pressure on colonies already strained by habitat loss, disease, and ...

Santa Rosa 9-year-old Nicholas Bard is a walking encyclopedia of honeybee facts. A colony needs 30 to 60 pounds of honey to survive each winter. The average lifespan of bees is about two weeks. And ...