Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering several bills to protect insects and promote native plants, amid growing concerns over declining species. The state is home to 77 threatened insects, including ...

Every piece of the natural world is important, playing a role in supporting other pieces and keeping the whole shebang stable and resilient. But some species seem to do more than their share. A good ...

Butterflies and moths are among the most visually captivating insects on the planet. From transparent wings to brilliant iridescent hues, their striking appearances and remarkable adaptations offer a ...

With the recent addition of the stone labyrinth maze to Pawaget Park last month, a new project is taking shape at the local ...

An international collaboration to track individual monarchs kicked off this fall, including James Madison University.

This important study shows that different forms and mixtures of cardenolide toxins in tropical milkweed, especially nitrogen- and sulfur-containing types, change how monarch caterpillars eat, grow, ...

An ecologist at the IPCC for over 25 years, Camille Parmesan, who is also a refugee scientist, explains how to preserve ...

Every five years, a small group of biologists and environmentalists assemble in a large corner office in Springfield with long glass windows. Inside that room, they weigh in on the fate of every ...

Students at K.O. Knudson Middle School have successfully convinced Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley to sign the Mayor's ...

An Arkansas study into Buckeye butterflies found that they aren’t just changing colors with the seasons, but changing the way ...

A prairie butterfly shifts color, behavior, and eye biology across seasons. Sunlight and air guide how it moves and senses ...