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, ...

How could solar energy facilities contribute to insect populations? This is what a recent study published in Environmental Research hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated how insect ...

Conservation works best when it’s focused on whole systems. We’ve got tips on what you can do. By Catrin Einhorn Hello! I’m Catrin. I cover biodiversity for the Climate and Environment team here at ...

With just 1.2% of the world’s one million described insect species assessed for extinction risk, biodiversity assessment and conservation measures remain severely constrained. Sufficiently extensive ...

You may not believe it when you’ve been devoured by bugs at a garden party, or are in a constant state of purging spiders from your home, but the insect population worldwide is declining at a ...

They’re nutritious, affordable, and always in demand. Learn how staffers prepare and deliver thousands of bugs each week to the animals living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

The fading of insects from the world is not immediate. It is a slow and painful unraveling. Starting subtly, we will notice a little less honey, fewer strawberries in season, and tomatoes that seem ...

Are fireflies disappearing? Answering that question is part of the goal of Firefly Watch, based at the Museum of Science in Boston. In the first year of the program last year, more than 1,400 people ...

1. Introducing insect conservation -- 2. Taxonomy and curation of insects -- 3. Designing sampling protocols for insect conservation -- 4. Collecting and recording insects -- 5. Measuring ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — In a state known for its world-renowned fly-fishing, the bait is often overlooked as a resource. At the Bugs and Brews event by the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium, folks ...

Poison frogs living in human care aren’t poisonous, thanks to a “detox” diet of mild insects, like crickets and fruit flies. Can adding alkaloids to a frog’s diet help it regain its toxins and get its ...