If you've ever felt underestimated and ignored, spare a thought for your local moths. Honeybees, bumblebees and butterflies are almost synonymous with pollination. People love them for their intimate ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might help. Collectively called Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies account for ...

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Moths are more efficient pollinators at night than day-flying pollinators such as bees, finds new research from the University of Sussex, published March 29 in PLOS ONE. Amid widespread concern about ...

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 ...

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 ...

The science is clear: cleaner air means healthier pollinators and more resilient food systems. Electric vehicles are one ...

Bogong moths have been migrating to the Snowy Mountains region, with a Sydney-region detour. Insect experts explain what's ...

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 ...