From 2000 to 2020, the number of butterflies fell by 22% across the continental United States. That’s 1 in 5 butterflies lost. The findings are from an analysis just published in the journal Science ...

The Galápagos Islands are famous worldwide for their one-of-a-kind plants and animals. If you’re lucky enough to explore the ...

If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

"It provides a fascinating example of how plants ... feeding on a wider range of plants. "Insect herbivores, such as butterflies and moths, must find the right plants to feed on and, in the ...

For many people, an isolated patch of field may not seem like much. But for some, it is a patch of field full of life that is worth protecting.

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass ...

They crawl, they control, and they kill—without a sound. These real-life parasites turn their hosts into pawns in a ...

Chili peppers have been cultivated by the Indigenous populations of Central and South America for thousands of years. Today, ...

About 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Cape Town lies the tranquilly-named town of Betty’s Bay in South Africa, home to ...

"It provides a fascinating example of how plants, through their chemical emissions ... feeding on a wider range of plants. "Insect herbivores, such as butterflies and moths, must find the right plants ...