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A Lifelong Passion for Tropical Insects Leads to Generous Support
A fund set up by STRI staff scientist Annette Aiello intends to provide long-term funding for the preservation and management ...
Fossils show leaf-eating insects tracked gum trees for millions of years
How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...
Male flies sharpen their eyesight to call females' bluff: Study suggests ongoing evolution
With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn ...
While you sleep, these insects are working hard on the night shift to keep our environment healthy
Artificial lights at night are causing serious disruption to these insect night shift workers. That’s a problem for everyone.
Grasslands study finds increasing fertilizer use drastically reduces the number of flowers and insects
A new study by researchers at the University of Sussex and Rothamsted Research published on Jan. 20 in npj Biodiversity has ...
Spotted lanternfly infestations estimated to cause more than $8M in damages over 3 years
Spotted lanternflies are voracious eaters that, if left unchecked, could cause millions in crop damage, Cornell researchers ...
The Day the Amazon Froze: Scientists Record Rare Cold Wave Effects on Wildlife
A rare Amazon cold wave dropped temperatures drastically, prompting researchers to study its effects on wildlife. While most ...
No waste left behind: Insect droppings can improve soil fertility
Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this ...
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Cold shocks in the Amazon: How do wild animals respond?
A new study has revealed how sudden cold waves impacts wildlife, including insects and mammals, in the Amazon rainforest.