Biologist Creates Portrait Gallery of North American Bees

While the collapse of honey bee colonies in North America is still an unsolved mystery, a biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey is trying to preserve the memory of thousands of varieties of pollinating insects, some of which may become extinct. A mysterious phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder is devastating honeybee populations all over the world. Conservationists say some of North America's 4,000 bee species could be wiped out. Rutgers University researcher Rachael...

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