About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...
US butterfly populations are declining because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the ...
The high-altitude forest here is the perfect microclimate for the species, and it’s one of the few places in the world where ...
Researchers across the United States collected data on more than 35 butterfly monitoring programs. It included data from 12.6 ...
A team of more than 30 researchers analyzed 12.6 million butterfly sightings across 76,000 population surveys. They found ...
Little-understood and vastly underappreciated, insects play an outsize role in supporting life on earth. They pollinate ...
“You can really make a difference to the local population. Any individual flower you put out it likely to get visited,” said ...
America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the ...
As we move into April and more butterfly species mature and take flight, you can incorporate a variety of early-blooming native plants into the garden to attract them.
Any individual flower you put out it likely to get visited,” said Nick Dorian, a post-doctoral researcher at the Chicago Botanic Garden who studies butterflies. All it takes is planting a few ...