Martha Ann Overland

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Martha Ann Overland

Honeybees, which are tasked with pollinating many of the agricultural crops in the United States, are dying off in record numbers. Commercial beekeepers are reporting losses this year ranging between 60 and 100 percent, Washington State University's Honey Bees and Pollinators Program reported in March. Bee losses are not new — previous years have seen losses between 40 and 50 percent.

2 weeks ago | nhpr.org | Scott Simon |Martha Ann Overland |Gabe O'Connor

Honey bee populations are again declining, threatening crops. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dave Hunter, who raises the unsung hero of the orchard (and champion pollinator), the Mason bee.

1 month ago | wunc.org | Martha Ann Overland

Updated March 24, 2025 at 14:00 PM ETStraddling two countries, the historic Haskell Free Library and Opera House is unlike any other in the world. One half sits in Canada and the other half in the U.S. A thick black stripe runs across the library floor and under the opera house seats, marking the Quebec-Vermont border. Since 1904, the citizens of both countries have used the cultural building without going through passport control and customs.

2 months ago | statnews.com | Martha Ann Overland

A child is administered a polio vaccine in Kolkata, India, in 2012.Bikas Das/AP My son was 5 years old when he climbed out of bed and landed on the floor. He was always a teaser. “C’mon, silly,” I said. “Time to get ready for school.”“Mommy,” Aaron said, very puzzled. “I can’t feel my legs.”advertisement There were many years I couldn’t shake those words, and the remnants of the electric shocks that went up my spine.

2 months ago | npr.org | Scott Simon |Eleana Tworek |Martha Ann Overland

The National Guard is letting some Altadena residents back into neighborhoods burned in the wildfires. Victoria Wilson and her family recorded their return to the wreckage that was once their home.