A recent study by the University of Reading identified twelve emerging threats that put bees in danger in the next 5 to 15 years.
These situations could accelerate the extinction of these pollinators, which are essential for sustaining ecosystems and...
On the 20th of May, the World Bee Day is celebrated. This date was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2017, at the initiative of the Government of Slovenia and with the support of Apimondia (International Federation...
Thanks to a specific research project in Seville, Spain, a new species of exotic spider was discovered.
The study was led by King Juan Carlos University (KJCU) and revealed the presence of the species called Howaia mogera, of Asian origin.
The...
In the midst of the arid and largely unexplored plains of northeastern Brazil, an archaeological and biological discovery surprised the scientific community. Millions of earth mounds, distributed uniformly over a vast territory, turned out to be the work of...
A team of researchers has discovered a unique carnivorous caterpillar on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, nicknamed the "bone collector" for its strange behavior: it feeds on insects trapped in spider webs and decorates its body with their remains.
This...
The last time there were **records of cicadas** emerging from the ground in streets and forests in the **United States** was in 2008.
Now, about 17 years later, this species of insect **reappeared in the southern part of the country**....
This week a strong measure was carried out in San Vicente, Buenos Aires province, to combat the water hyacinth plague that invades the lagoon.
Insects were released that feed specifically to "release" the water mirror.
This Tuesday, scientists from CONICET and...
During an expedition in the Andean foothills in Colombia, a team of entomologists from the University of Antioquia identified an insect never seen before, a new species of cicada, Abana colombiana.
This discovery was made in Cachipay, Santa MarÃa municipality,...
In the spring of 2020, a massive swarm of locusts, the largest in seven decades, devastated crops in ten countries in East Africa. This phenomenon caused estimated losses of 8.5 billion dollars, severely affecting a region where 23 million...
The presence of **monarch butterflies** doubled in the 2024-2025 season in **Mexico**, reaching 1.79 hectares of forest in three colonies within the **Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve** and five more outside of it.
This represents a **99% increase** compared to the...
