These parasitic beetle larvae lure in bees with complex floral aromas before hitching a ride back to their nests and eating their eggs.
This winter’s annual Western Monarch Count was the third lowest on record. Scientists say habitat loss, climate change and ...
Two of my biggest concerns in 2023 when I began the Eat Athens column were that I don't drink alcohol and I'm not really into ...
Barring a big change, monarchs that shelter along California’s coast every winter will almost certainly die out within about 50 years.
One of the world’s most iconic migrations is at risk, as rising temperatures alter the quality of vital flower nectar.
As temperatures rise slightly, late-season plants produced weaker nectar, showing that climate change can affect pollinators indirectly, by altering the resources they rely on rather than harming them ...
Scientists in Florida are using newly developed tracking technology to follow monarch butterflies in real time, a breakthrough they say could transform the study of insect migration and behavior.
Monarch butterflies have always been remarkably resilient. Every fall, these delicate orange-and-black travelers set out on a journey so improbable it borders on myth, flying some three thousand ...
"Until a few years ago, the butterfly pea flower was just another climbing plant in my village," says Nilam Brahma who lives in Anthaigwlao, a village in the northeastern Indian state of Assam.
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