Modern gardeners often plant bee-friendly flowers in a bid to attract the pollinators and ensure their long-term survival. But recent research on moths’ role in plant pollination suggests the ...
In front of most Australian houses, between the sidewalk and the road, runs a strip of land most people never really think ...
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Yellow underwing moths were one of the species in the study. Eileen Kumpf/Shutterstock If you’ve ever felt underestimated and ignored, spare a thought for your local moths. Honeybees, bumblebees and ...
Ask someone to name a pollinator, and they’ll likely respond with a bee or butterfly, or perhaps a hummingbird. But moths? They rarely make the list. “Moths have been underappreciated,” says Jill ...
Bogong numbers dropped up to 99.5% between 2017 and 2019, but wetter and cooler conditions are thought to be behind the recent surge ...
Lights from buildings high in the sky can disorient birds. Noise from boats and oil exploration deep in the ocean can deafen whales. And animals that depend on their noses? Pollution from smokestacks ...
June is National Pollinator Month in the United States! However, the importance of protecting pollinator species is a worldwide effort. While pollinators are mostly thought of in connection with ...
An international study led by researchers from Charles University in Prague (CUNI) and the Biology Centre of the Czech ...
Roadsides may not look like wildlife habitat, but a few simple changes to how they are maintained could turn them into much ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new modeling study finds that half a million people are currently dying prematurely every year due to global insect pollinator decline because of ...