With temperatures in parts of the UK set to hit 32°C today, many Brits will be looking forward to heading into the garden to enjoy the sun. But a new warning may encourage you to keep your eyes peeled ...

(AP) -- A conservationist says she is releasing 100 short-haired bees into the wild, 20 years after they were wiped out in the British countryside. The bees' population has declined dramatically ...

Check out this happy bee feeding on nectar and covered in pollen, then read about why pollen is so vital for bees and plants.

One butterfly species, the Madeiran large white – which was only found on the Portuguese island of Madeira - is now ...

Around 400,000 bees that were stolen from an estate in a rural part of the U.K. have started to escape and are now making their own way home. The bees were stolen from stately home and hotel ...

Solar farms can boost bee populations when managed with wildflowers, supporting biodiversity and clean energy.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Wild bee declines have been ascribed in part to neonicotinoid insecticides. While short-term laboratory studies on commercially bred species (principally honeybees and bumblebees) have identified ...

A UK government agency has used emergency rules to make controversial neonicotinoid insecticides available to some farmers, despite a European ban. These chemicals have been linked to declines in bee ...