A solar-pollinator habitat, dominated by purple prairie clover and black-eyed susan flowering plants. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory/Lee Walston A solar-pollinator habitat, dominated by purple ...

The 60 th anniversary of the federal Highway Beautification Act, the crowning achievement of Lady Bird Johnson, will be commemorated later this year. Although its lasting political outcome was to ...

Jun. 18—richlands, va. — The Virginia Department of Transportation will install 135 new acres of pollinator habitats this year as part of its ongoing commitment to protect the ecosystem provided by ...

Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth’s ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different species of ...

Q: I was reading that worldwide insect populations are declining at an alarming rate and that 40% of insect species face extinction in the next 10 to 15 years. Use of pesticides and climate change are ...

Around the country, firefly populations have reached historically low numbers. At one time, they lit up the night with their blinking mating calls. Today, these luminescent insects are quietly ...

Fossil insect find, Zekuforma maculata, reveals a land-to-water experiment in evolution, rewriting 230 million years of true ...

Bats such as the common noctule consume pest insects over intensively managed arable land and thereby support sustainable agriculture. A new study led by scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Local business Beautiwood Unfinished Furniture at the corner of Spruce and Abby in Northwest Fresno is selling bee boxes and insect habitats. Some look similar to birdhouses. ...

Imagine driving down a highway in the summer. The windows are down, the music is loud, and the wind is whipping through your hair. Now picture your car's windshield. You might expect to see a handful ...

Bumblebees buzz from flower to flower, stopping for a moment under a clear blue Minnesota sky. Birds chirp, and tall grasses blow in the breeze. This isn’t a scene from a pristine nature preserve or ...