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New ‘Detective Work’ on Butterfly Declines Reveals a Prime Suspect
New York Times· 11 hours agoAgricultural insecticides were a key factor, according to a study focused on the Midwest, though...
So THAT'S Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThat’s because mosquitoes are selective insects, and some people are more likely to get bites than...
Y chromosome is evolving faster than the X, primate study reveals
LiveScience· 4 days agoThe finding surprised scientists, given that humans and chimpanzees diverged just 7 million years...
A record-breaking number of mosquitoes are carrying West Nile virus around Las Vegas
NBC NEWS· 13 hours agoWest Nile virus can cause fever, headaches, vomiting and diarrhea and is fatal in about 1 of 150...
Wrongful conviction attorneys say insects prove man innocent in 1985 Iowa City murder
Gannett via AOL· 20 hours agoKey to his argument is a scientific field that didn't exist at the time of his trial: forensic...
Insecticides rise to the top as leading cause of butterfly decline in Midwest
Courthouse News Service· 1 day agoIn a study published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, researchers examined weather patterns, land...
Every Year, 17 Million Insects Migrate Through This One Mountain Pass
Forbes· 6 days agoIf insects had their own Yelp, the mountain pass along the border of France and Spain would top the...
Hypersexual ‘zombie’ cicadas infected with parasitic fungus being collected by scientists
Fox News via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoScientists are continuing to study the fungus Massospora cicadina on specimen of infected cicadas as...
Mexican cartels offering pricey VIP package for migrants trying to get into US
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoNatural disasters driven by climate change and violence also have spurred Latin Americans to leave...
Study uncovers cocktail of 'toxic' chemicals in wines: 'Should be of grave concern'
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFor example, PAN UK pointed out that a study in France found that children living near vineyards had...