A University of Arizona study finds scientists are discovering 16,000 new species annually — and DNA tools may reveal ...

Hawaiʻi Agriculture and Biosecurity officials discuss the challenges the department faces and the criticisms it's received ...

Mum and Dad kingfishers go hunting for food in the area where their nest is (in our case the Halswell Quarry and surroundings) and present the nutrients at the entrance of the nest-tunnel (accompanied ...

Scientists say Earth could contain billions of undiscovered species, and new DNA tools may accelerate discoveries faster than ever.

Scientists are identifying more than 16,000 new species each year, and DNA tools could reveal billions more hiding.

When it comes to research on habitats for pollinating insects, villages have so far received relatively little attention. The ...

In the forest and other natural settings, termites are beneficial insects that recycle woody debris, such as dead trees, and return nutrients to the soil. But when they attack our houses, it’s a ...

The world’s nations committed to halving overall threats to biodiversity from pesticides and other highly hazardous chemicals by 2030 at the 15th United Nations Biodiversity Conference in 2022. But ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — It’s a cold, foggy February morning, and Bev LaBelle is on the hunt for hummingbirds. Walking along a trail in Southeast Portland’s Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, she pauses as a ...

We expect butterflies to be both beautiful and symmetrical; however, some are not. Gynandromorphism is estimated to occur in about one in 10,000 butterflies. As you can see in this Instagram post, ...

Many insects feel right at home in the hot, humid environments of the tropics; more than 70 percent of the world’s insect ...

Study reveals that evolutionary divergence occurred before ecological divergence, enabling these insects to feed on both wood and soil. Future discoveries may be applied to the production of biofuels.