Visiting Green Spaces 3-4 Times Weekly May Lower Your Need for Meds, According to New Study
Hanging out in a local park, lake, or garden really could be good for your health if you live in cities, according to a study from Finland.
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A Fisherman's Underwater Sculptures Have Stopped Illegal Trawling - Bringing Art and Biodiversity Back to Italian Bay
Looking for a way to block underwater trawling nets, Paolo the fisherman managed to create an underwater sculpture garden in Tuscany.
To Boost Pollination, Tiny 'FAIRY Robots' Can be Propelled by the Wind Like Seeds
In the future, millions of artificial dandelion seeds carrying pollen could be dispersed freely by natural winds thanks to "soft robotics."
Large Blue Butterflies Were Extinct in England, But Now Those Beauties Are Back After 50 Years
Returning there for the first in 150 years, England's Large Blue Butterfly conservation program celebrates 750 adults hatching at once.
Farms in UK Saved This Beautiful Duke of Burgundy Butterfly From Extinction
Once the rarest butterfly in England, a decade of work from the Butterfly Conservation has seen their numbers rebound 25%.
Father and Daughter Put Cicadas Into Cute Poses for Fun Photos in Virginia
Father and daughter Scott and Ellie Kanowitz have been arranging cicadas into fun photos at home in Virginia.
Bees Actually Bite Plants to Make Them Flower Early - Surprising Scientists
In a groundbreaking discovery, bumblebees were found biting leaves of plants which encouraged flowers to bloom earlier than normal.
Orchids Make Fake Pollen to Tempt the Bees - But Scientists Discover it's as Valuable as the Real Thing
With inedible pollen, a species of Chinese orchid has been found creating a fake pollen, rich in fats, that attracts pollinators.
Smithsonian Says These Moths Are So Gorgeous, They Put Butterflies to Shame: It's National Moth Week
Moths are just as beautiful as their day-living cousins, it's just harder to spot them. During National Moth Week, people are realizing it.
Bee Expert Finds 800,000 Wild Honeybees Thriving in Ancient English Forest, Now Naturalists are Buzzing With Hope
Bee-lovers rejoice with news that a healthy indigenous bee population was found after remaining hidden for at least 200 years in Blenheim
Monarch Butterflies Employ a Sun Compass on Their Long-Distance Migration
A University of Würzburg study has found that Monarch butterflies employ a sun compass on their long-distance migration.
70 New Species Were Discovered in 2021 - Including 2 Guitarfish and a Pink Pygmy Pipehorse
The California Academy of Sciences announced 70 new plant and animal species discovered in 2021 on five continents.
Amazing Quarter-Million Monarchs in 2021, Up From Just 2,000 the Year Before in Migration Count
The annual 2021 Western Monarch Count reported 247,237 butterflies observed across overwintering sites—a 125-fold increase over last year.
Bee Bricks That Help Thousands of Solitary Bees Are Now a Requirement for New Buildings in Brighton
The south-coast city of Brighton and Hove, in England, is mandating that new buildings be included with special bricks for nesting bees.
Beekeeper Shocked When Neighbor Gives Up Farmland to Host Hives: "I've never experienced anything like that."
The 2.4 acre meadow as an "oasis" of insects and flowers, with 40 different blooming plant species on which Krenn's bees can feed.
Flickr Users Discover New Species of Insect
A photographer in Malaysia who specializes in macro photography was hiking in a state park when he came across a lovely green lacewing. He posted the photos on the Web. When a scientist came across them, he realized it was an entirely new species. The discovery of Semachrysa jade, named by the two men, has been described as a triumph of citizen science, surging amid the advent of digital cameras, the internet and social media.
Celebrating Deep Freeze, Insect Experts See a Chance to Kill Off Invasive Species
While some people complained when temperatures in the region took a deep dive, entomologists, foresters and naturalists were rooting for the mercury to drop even lower. That is because the extreme cold has the potential to beat back some of the invasive insects threatening treasured local tree and plant species.
Man Used Insect Photography to Combat Suicidal Thoughts-and His Stunning Photos Are Now in National Geographic
It has been nine years since Matt Doogue tried to take his own life-but he has since found peace and therapy through insect photography.
Scientists Design Tiny First-of-its-Kind Video Camera Backpack to Film 'Ant-Man' Perspective From Insect's Back
The tiny camera has offered University of Washington researchers the first ever live video feed that has been filmed from the back of a moving beetle.
While in Lockdown Citizen Scientists are Going Outside Observing Insects, Helping Boost Their Recovery
COVID-19 has led to an increase in citizen science programs in places like Occoquan Bay NWR, where butterflies and other insects are recorded.
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