They pollinate your food, clean your soil, and keep pests in check — all without a sound. These five insects may be tiny, but ...

Many European ecosystems—whether it's forests, rivers, fields, or meadows—are in poor condition. Despite all conservation ...

Insect loss is gradual but devastating. Fewer pollinators, smaller harvests, and fragile ecosystems are already appearing.

Intensive farming, involving greater pesticide and fertiliser use, pollution and the resulting deterioration of farmland ...

That eerie stillness, almost like nature is holding its breath, can send a shiver down your spine. It’s not just your ...

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Due to surging temperatures and climate change, animals such as puffins, red squirrels, and hedgehogs face going extinct in ...

While green isn’t an unusual color in nature, beautiful green animals are somewhat rare and exotic. Many green-colored animals, such as toads and various insects, have little to distinguish them ...

In one sense, it’s odd to associate any firefly with youth, for by the time we see them lighting up our nights, they are ...

While plants often have mutually beneficial relationships with insects, a tuber in Fiji grows separate compartments for ...

The turtle “is not a progressive animal,” Jenkins opined, as quoted in the Winston-Salem Journal ... describing it as “a most ...

We hear a lot these days how people spend too much time with their electronic devices. But for me, as someone who has always ...