A new study finds that a plant pathogen could play a role in honeybee colony collapse disorder
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EcocentricGoing Green
The Great Drying Strikes Again
The drought gripping much of the U.S. may be a reprise of even worse ones the continent has suffered before
EcocentricFood
When the Rains Stop
TIME’s coverage of the ever-worsening drought moves from online to off.
EcocentricWildlife
The Economic Cost of Losing Bats
It can be hard to feel much sympathy for bats. Like snakes or spiders or sharks or bunnies (OK, maybe the last one is just me), there’s something primordially alarming about bats, something that activates the lizard part of the brain and shutters empathy. Bats aren’t actually “flying rodents,” but you likely won’t see them on the …