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Radar can tell the difference between insect species

Micro-Doppler signatures could help monitor vital pollinator populations ...

Trophic rewilding by large herbivores supports insect diversity, scientists find

Insects are declining across Europe. Czech scientists have determined this decline can be mitigated by returning large ...
ZME Science

Scientists Used Radar To Identify Bees By Their Wingbeats And It Could Change How We Track Pollinators

Pollinators like bees and butterflies are vanishing across the world due to toxic pesticides and habitat loss, threatening ecosystems and global food security. Over 87% of flowering plants rely on ...

Insects in the city: Flowers alone may not be enough to sustain them

What renders a city garden attractive to insects such as solitary bees, bumblebees and hoverflies? And how well do they ...

Scientists Warn Many Insects May Not Survive a Warming World

A sweeping study of tropical insects found that many species may struggle to survive rising global temperatures.
Reuters

New giant stick insect species is Australia's heaviest, scientists say

SYDNEY, July 31 (Reuters) - In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the ...