The hope is that they will save significant time previously spent monitoring. Scientists are using these unlikely creatures ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If you are an avid birdwatcher or even a casual observer, you are probably aware that there are fewer ...

Though sightings in Colorado are rare, these animals are crucial to the ecosystem as they help control populations of small ...

What measures are suitable for providing better living conditions for insects in typical german landscapes? This question was investigated by a research team from the University of Würzburg. The ...

Not many people appreciate mice. And I’ll be the first to step forward to say that some of their habits are not endearing.

Around 60,000 trees and shrubs will be planted over the next six years as part of a huge project to amplify nature’s chorus ...

Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. While the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ...

In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Sussex and Rothamsted Research published on Jan. 20 in npj Biodiversity has ...

In warm seasons, insects such as cicadas, dragonflies and grasshoppers ... and thus his tremendous contributions to kestrels and other cavity-nesters. Large-scale grassland creation, perhaps most ...

Artificial lights at night are causing serious disruption to these insect night shift workers. That’s a problem for everyone.

One consequence of this is the loss of the habitat of plant and insect species, also many endangered ones, that depend on grasslands. To maintain grasslands nevertheless, "prescribed" burning ...