Mary and Maddie Mithun’s vision for their Delano orchard includes a sports bar, weddings and a giant slide alongside the pies ...

Bees aren’t the most admired bugs around, but the upcoming Bumblebee Jamboree is a festival that focuses on the intrepid insects and their pollination efforts.

A newfound fascination with insects is emerging in cities, leading to organized efforts to study different species. Citizens are learning about the ecological benefits these creatures provide through ...

Black's chance encounter with forsaken bean pods transformed her into a guardian of heirloom seeds. This seemingly small ...

Editor's Note: Corn is a product of domestication and continual evolution. Today's top-yielding hybrids look nothing like the teosinte plants from which they arose 9,000 years ago -- or even the ...

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - There’s a lot of buzz about pollinators this week, and the Laurel Housing Authority partnered with the Laurel Garden Club to put on the “Gardening for Pollinators and People ...

With their dazzling blooms, orchids are among the most famous and collected flowering plants on Earth. But orchids are not just beautiful and rare. They can also provide clues into the broader health ...

Baby corn, essentially unfertilized young ears of corn, is a specialty food gaining interest for its high nutrition and low calorie count. It also has significant economic value as a quick-turnaround ...

Air pollution is a widespread issue affecting millions of people around the world, causing disastrous effects. But we humans are not the only ones to suffer from unclean air. In the last decade, a ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest form of pollination. Rhopalotria furfuracea beetles pollinate the cones of ...