According to a new study by the University of Würzburg, Bavarian meadows are the most monotonous insect habitats. Surprisingly, fields and settlements often offer more diversity than grassland.

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A new ladybird beetle species was hiding in plain sight on a Japanese campus, exposing how easily even well-studied insects ...

After her father’s death, Bigga-Helena Magga and her sister were determined that their ancestral homeland, Alttokangas, a ...

Frogs are some of the most widespread amphibians in the United States, thriving in pretty much any area with plenty of water, ...

Events such as Storm Chandra take a terrible toll on ecosystems, but nature can be part of the solution for mitigating flood waters ...

When cold weather sets in, it’s tempting to assume pest problems go into hibernation along with the garden. Unfortunately, ...

Swarms of locusts devouring a farmer’s livelihood might sound apocalyptic, but major locust infestations are a regular ...

Chaos gardening, while sounding trivial is actually gardening for ecosystem health instead of for complete control.

If you love your yard, your garden, or the peace of soaking up sunshine among your flowers and trees, it’s time for a quick ...

Precocial animals, the ones that move autonomously within hours after hatching or birth, have many biases they are born with ...