Tag: Insects
How to keep your jack-o’-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush...
Matt Kasson, West Virginia University
For many Americans, pumpkins mean that fall is here. In anticipation, coffee shops, restaurants...
Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered? A medical...
Jonathan Day, University of Florida
It’s rare to attend an outdoor party in warm weather without hearing people complain...
Monarch butterflies join the Red List of endangered species, thanks to...
Kristen A. Baum, Oklahoma State University
On July 21, 2022, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature placed...
Feeding insects to cattle could make meat and milk production more...
Merritt Drewery, Texas State University
The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge of feeding everyone. Current...
Bed bugs’ biggest impact may be on mental health after an...
Jerome Goddard, Mississippi State University
Bed bugs are back with a vengeance. After an absence of around 70 years,...
Trees aren’t a climate change cure-all – 2 new studies on...
William R.L. Anderegg, University of Utah
When people talk about ways to slow climate change, they often mention trees,...
Beyond flora and fauna: Why it’s time to include fungi in...
Matt Kasson, West Virginia University; Brian Lovett, West Virginia University, and Patricia Kaishian, Bard College
It’s no secret that...
Beyond honey: 4 essential reads about bees
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
As spring gardening kicks into high gear, bees emerge from hibernation and start moving from...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
