It’s a question that has bedeviled beekeepers across the US in recent years: where has all the honey gone? Scientists now say they have some…
View More Where has all the honey gone? Scientists point to factors in declining yieldsTag: Insects
Feeding frenzies and resurgent glowworms among UK wildlife highlights in 2023
Spectacular feeding frenzies of Atlantic bluefin tuna, surging numbers of glowworms, and a record-breaking breeding season for pied flycatchers are among the British wildlife highlights…
View More Feeding frenzies and resurgent glowworms among UK wildlife highlights in 2023Weather changes causing chaos for UK flora and fauna, says National Trust audit
The disappearance of reliable seasonal patterns is causing chaos for the flora and fauna of the UK, a long-running annual audit of the impact of…
View More Weather changes causing chaos for UK flora and fauna, says National Trust auditBan use of bee-killing pesticide in UK, business chiefs tell government
The UK government should stop ignoring the science and block a bee-killing pesticide from being used, business leaders have said. The neonicotinoid pesticide Cruiser SB…
View More Ban use of bee-killing pesticide in UK, business chiefs tell governmentFood, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planet
Cut an apple in half, and the white flesh reveals a cluster of black pips arranged in the shape of a star. It is a…
View More Food, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planetNumber of species at risk of extinction doubles to 2 million, says study
Two million species are at risk of extinction, a figure that is double previous UN estimates, new analysis has found. While scientists have long documented…
View More Number of species at risk of extinction doubles to 2 million, says studyHitler beetle, Trump moth, Beyoncé fly: is it time to rethink naming of species?
In 1937, a brown, eyeless beetle was found in a few caves in Slovenia. The new species was unexceptional apart from one feature. Its discoverer…
View More Hitler beetle, Trump moth, Beyoncé fly: is it time to rethink naming of species?‘A game-changer’: the 9,000 acre project reclaiming the Fens for nature
Looking north from Woodwalton Fen nature reserve, in Cambridgeshire, visitors get an uninterrupted view of Britain’s flattest landscape. An entire hemisphere of sky hangs over…
View More ‘A game-changer’: the 9,000 acre project reclaiming the Fens for natureEarthworms help produce as much grain as Russia, say researchers
Earthworms’ contribution to the world’s grain harvest matches that of Russia, according to a study documenting their enormous role in food production. This amounts to…
View More Earthworms help produce as much grain as Russia, say researchersRed fire ant colonies found in Italy and could spread across Europe, says study
An invasive non-native ant species has become established in Italy and could rapidly spread through Europe to the UK with global heating, a study warns.…
View More Red fire ant colonies found in Italy and could spread across Europe, says study