Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

The Amazon rainforest is often associated with jaguars, parrots, and towering trees. Yet the majority of animal life in this ...

Insects are the primary pollinators of most flowers and crops. Niklas_Weidner/500px via Getty Images Rachel Mallinger: A lot of different insects pollinate. Insects visit flowers for many purposes, ...

UW scientist Madison Crawford, in the background, studies the rare Laramie chickensage, which can be seen with its distinctive yellow flowerheads in the foreground. (Lusha Tronstad Photo) A rare ...

Villages can support many pollinators. simple spaces like gardens, parks, and wild plants provide food and nesting sites for ...

Many tropical insects are already close to their heat tolerance limits, raising concerns that rising temperatures could disrupt ecosystems.

Using a mobile stamen to slap away insect visitors maximizes pollination and minimizes costs to flowers, a study shows. For centuries scientists have observed that when a visiting insect's tongue ...

The world is undergoing an insect apocalypse, with our buggy friends experiencing global mass population decreases at an estimated 2 percent yearly due to a woeful combination of climate change, ...

A peaceful yard in early spring rarely stays quiet for long once pollinators discover it. Bees buzz through the air, butterflies glide between blossoms, and the entire garden begins to pulse with life ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a new way to track the insect pollinators essential to farming. In a new study, we installed miniature digital cameras and computers inside a greenhouse at a ...

This fruit tree blooms for two to three weeks in spring and will attract plenty of birds that love nectar, whether they're local or migrating.