Though most trees are without leaves, a few linger. Some willows, aspen and poplar still hold yellows, and many ironwoods, ...

Insect smuggling rarely grabs headlines, yet it has real consequences. The trades draw far less public concern than big‑animal crime.

Everyone loves fireflies, the famous light-emitting insects that flit through gardens on summer evenings! They form the ...

The Jackson detections marks the lanternflies’ westernmost push in Michigan to date. The pest first landed in Pontiac in 2022 ...

Iceland was one of the only mosquito-free places in the world, at least according to its records. Not anymore.

More than any other type of television programming, science fiction shows are most often defined by their opening credits.

Ready to do some bird-watching right from your window? As the leaves start to change and the air gets crisp, your backyard ...

Q: My ash tree has been undergoing emerald ash borer treatment for several years. Does the chemical injection affect the woodpeckers and nuthatches? I hope I’m not inadvertently poisoning them.

Mosquitoes have reached Iceland, a place once thought too harsh for them to survive. Climate change may play a role in this shift.

All of New York’s bat species are insectivores, chowing down on pests that ravage crops. The nocturnal predators also limit mosquito populations, though their insect-based diet is why it’s necessary ...

Hurricane Melissa which has just devastated large chunks of Jamaica and Cuba may be seen as an unwanted overture to the United Nations’ next Climate Change Conference to be held between 10 and 21 ...

I am remembering now the Sunday afternoons of my 1960s childhood, after my wiggling self has been set free from church and ...