Use of biodiversity does involve trade-offs. But complexity does not justify analytical shortcuts. Trade-offs do not justify ...

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A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution connects plant and insect physiology, chemical ecology, molecular function, and evolutionary analysis to offer a new perspective on plant–insect ...

The federal Endangered Species Committee, dubbed the 'God Squad,' is set to decide whether to remove Endangered Species Act ...

Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse on Naushon Island has been standing in Vineyard Sound since 1891, and it’s still doing its job with the kind of reliability that makes you question why everything else seems ...

Unlike most bugs, snow flies thrive in the cold—thanks to a baffling mix of genetic kinks that scientists never expected to ...

Not only is very little known about the insects and spiders that live in North America, but very few have a conservation ...