With new research, applied mathematicians at UC Santa Cruz introduce methods to improve the forecasting of pest populations ...

A new study by Prof. Ariel Chipman of The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ...

Insect populations are crashing worldwide. It’s not just farming. Scientists mapped 3,000 causes and found many ignored ...

Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed reasons, but there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an impact, ...

Tiny flying robots could perform such useful tasks as pollinating crops inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while ...

Designer Robert Hall’s son, Eric, is part of an effort to create a faithful replica of the Cicada, complete with its striking ...

In one corner, a collection of vintage Halloween decorations creates a year-round tribute to the most magical of holidays, ...

“In addition, the fragmented and unrepresentative available evidence base means that the global state of insect biodiversity remains unclear. In the face of these challenges, new approaches are ...

A new study from Umeå University has revealed that trees' circadian clocks guide their growth and the timing of seasonal ...

More broadly, climate change poses a significant threat to insect populations across the tropics, not just through rising temperatures but through disruptions to crucial weather cycles such as El ...

“Hundreds of species of plant, bird and insect have adapted alongside centuries of cultivating and harvesting meadows, their life cycles becoming intertwined with farming. Studies have found ...