Conscious Consumption

To meet the demand for cheap pork, large-scale producers argue they must cut corners on animal welfare. One major company begs to differ.

Why a mycologist and an entomologist have teamed up to help save honeybees.

Bees aren’t just great at pollinating and making honey. Turns out they make great guinea pigs too.

New York City’s schoolkids don’t have to go to Revolutionary War sites: there are rooftop apiaries to be observed, right in the city.

They don’t live in a hive, don’t make honey, and won’t sting. Meet the insects helping to pollinate our crops from the ground up.

From little larvae to proficient pollinator.

“Our job is to raise important questions that you’re not hearing asked by other news outlets,” says the editor-in-chief of Civil Eats.

The “killer bee” is one of the most feared animals on the planet. But could it end up helping us?

You can’t spell beer without “bee.”