Keep America Beautiful’s National Planting Day Kicks Off Sept. 12

National Nonprofit Issues Nationwide Call to Action to Plant Native Species throughout the Fall STAMFORD, Conn. (Sept. 2, 2015) – Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit which envisions a country where every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, is mobilizing Americans to bolster their local ecosystems by planting native species of trees, shrubs and plants for its …

Parasitized Bees are Self-medicating in the Wild, Dartmouth-led Study Finds

Dartmouth College A Dartmouth-led study finds that bumblebees infected with a common intestinal parasite are drawn to flowers whose nectar and pollen have a medicinal effect, suggesting that plant chemistry could help combat the decline of bee species. Credit: Leif Richardson HANOVER, N.H. - Bumblebees infected with a common intestinal parasite are drawn to flowers whose nectar and pollen have a medicinal effect, a Dartmouth-led …