Bumblebees are associated with lives of work rather than play, but researchers have for the first time observed the insects playing with balls for enjoyment,…
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Country diary: Who would live in a keyhole like this?
With the front door open, we eat our supper accompanied by the sounds of insects and all the activity of the late day. Outside in…
View More Country diary: Who would live in a keyhole like this?‘Bees are really highly intelligent’: the insect IQ tests causing a buzz among scientists
They have been revered by the ancient Egyptians, lauded by Shakespeare, feared by Winnie-the-Pooh and, most recently, battled by Rowan Atkinson in the new Netflix…
View More ‘Bees are really highly intelligent’: the insect IQ tests causing a buzz among scientistsMow problem: gardeners encouraged not to cut lawns in May
The number of people not mowing their lawns is increasing after a successful campaign to keep gardens wild, a leading nature charity says. Gardeners are…
View More Mow problem: gardeners encouraged not to cut lawns in MaySmall gardens as vital as big ones for conserving bees, says study
Small gardens are as important as big gardens for conserving bees and other pollinators in UK cities, a study has found. Worldwide, bee populations are…
View More Small gardens as vital as big ones for conserving bees, says studyTrees, seeds and urban bees: Age of Extinction’s year in pictures
The elephant in the room: a wild elephant known as Boonchuay approaches a car on a road in Pala-U, Thailand. The bull elephant has been…
View More Trees, seeds and urban bees: Age of Extinction’s year in picturesDefra may approve ‘devastating’ bee-killing pesticide, campaigners fear
The UK government may be about to approve the use of a controversial bee-killing pesticide, wildlife groups fear. Sources inside the Department for Environment, Food…
View More Defra may approve ‘devastating’ bee-killing pesticide, campaigners fear‘No one knew they existed’: wild heirs of lost British honeybee found at Blenheim
Thousands of rare forest honeybees that appear to be the last wild descendants of Britain’s native honeybee population have been discovered in the ancient woodlands…
View More ‘No one knew they existed’: wild heirs of lost British honeybee found at BlenheimThe heat is on: from the Arctic to Africa, wildlife is being hit hard by climate chaos
Sweating, headaches, fatigue, dehydration – the ways heat exhaustion affects the human body are well documented. As temperatures inch up year by year we need…
View More The heat is on: from the Arctic to Africa, wildlife is being hit hard by climate chaos10 great city projects for nature – from vertical forests to a ‘gangsta garden’
Many readers have noticed wildflowers thriving in urban areas as city councils decide to let grass grow wild. These colourful little patches may seem like…
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