Tag: Insects
The invasive emerald ash borer has destroyed millions of trees –...
Kristine Grayson, University of Richmond
The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a deceptively attractive metallic-green adult beetle with...
I have city kids make comic books to create a buzz...
Katherine Richardson Bruna, Iowa State University
If humans and mosquitoes had a battle at the end of the world,...
Fireflies need dark nights for their summer light shows – here’s...
Avalon C.S. Owens, Tufts University and Sara Lewis, Tufts University
Before humans invented fire, the only things that lit...
To help insects, make them welcome in your garden – here’s...
Brian Lovett, West Virginia University
As winter phases into spring across the U.S., gardeners are laying in supplies and...
Billions of cicadas may be coming soon to trees near you
John Cooley, University of Connecticut and Chris Simon, University of Connecticut
A big event in the insect world is...
Citizen scientists are filling research gaps created by the pandemic
Theresa Crimmins, University of Arizona; Erin Posthumus, University of Arizona, and Kathleen Prudic, University of Arizona
The rapid spread...
To make less-harmful road salts, we’re studying natural antifreezes produced by...
Monika Bleszynski, University of Denver
Many people associate a fresh snowfall with pleasures like hot chocolate and winter sports. But for city dwellers, it can...
Invasive tawny crazy ants have an intense craving for calcium –...
Ryan Reihart, University of Dayton
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
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In a recent study, my colleagues and I...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
