The sight of a drooping flower head is often all it takes to prod us to unravel the hose and turn on the spigot. We’re less attuned to the water preferences and needs of birds and insects, though, and ...

In spring and most of summer, I survey dragonflies and damselflies flying above the water and vegetation at a local pond for a statewide census program. My most recent visit there, however, was not to ...

PEQUEA, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania creeks are popular for wading, inner tubing, kayaking, and fishing. But while you’re floating along with the current, have you ever thought about what might be living ...

Researchers have found that tropical forest ecosystems are more reliant on aquatic insects than temperate forest ecosystems, making them more vulnerable to disruptions to the links between land and ...

Nearly 90 percent of insect and arachnid species in North America lack conservation status, leaving major gaps in biodiversity protection.

I grew up in a small town located on the banks of the Mississippi River. Being so close to water, aquatic insects were commonplace. At times, they were actually a nuisance. I remember the year they ...

Aug. 15—The day was hot when I wandered through the woods to visit a small pond. Unlike some vernal ponds, this one does not lose all its water in the summer. The water is shallow, but clear, and when ...

Kolkata lawyer Mantu Hait built a pioneering dragonfly pond in the Sundarbans, restoring wetlands, boosting biodiversity and ...

Northumbria University, Newcastle provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The first swallows have made landfall in the UK, fanning out over the greening landscape. The early arrivals, ...