Pesticides

Wild pigs are turning electric blue in California. Here’s why.

Animals
Wild pigs are turning electric blue in California. Here’s why.
Wild pigs are turning electric blue in California. Here’s why.

Dust isn’t just dirt—it’s full of ‘forever chemicals’

Health
Dust isn’t just dirt—it’s full of ‘forever chemicals’
Dust isn’t just dirt—it’s full of ‘forever chemicals’

We finally know how cockroaches conquered the world

Animals
We finally know how cockroaches conquered the world
We finally know how cockroaches conquered the world

Why bedbugs are so good at what they do

Animals
Why bedbugs are so good at what they do
Why bedbugs are so good at what they do

Fireflies are vanishing—but you can help protect them

Animals
Fireflies are vanishing—but you can help protect them
Fireflies are vanishing—but you can help protect them

Killing cockroaches with pesticides is only making the species stronger

Animals
Killing cockroaches with pesticides is only making the species stronger
Killing cockroaches with pesticides is only making the species stronger

Insecticides can cause lasting harm for generations of bees

Animals
Insecticides can cause lasting harm for generations of bees
Insecticides can cause lasting harm for generations of bees

Mysterious jaguar deaths now under investigation in Brazil

  • Animals
  • Wildlife Watch
Mysterious jaguar deaths now under investigation in Brazil
Mysterious jaguar deaths now under investigation in Brazil

The deadliest flower in the insect world is a lifeline to farmers—and the planet

  • Environment
  • Planet Possible
The deadliest flower in the insect world is a lifeline to farmers—and the planet
The deadliest flower in the insect world is a lifeline to farmers—and the planet

Take a moment to appreciate native bees

Animals
Take a moment to appreciate native bees
Take a moment to appreciate native bees

A locust plague hit East Africa. The pesticide solution may have dire consequences.

Environment
A locust plague hit East Africa. The pesticide solution may have dire consequences.
A locust plague hit East Africa. The pesticide solution may have dire consequences.

These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too

Environment
These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too
These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too

We haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the 1990s

Animals
We haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the 1990s
We haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the 1990s

Insects are vanishing at an alarming rate—but we can save them

Animals
Insects are vanishing at an alarming rate—but we can save them
Insects are vanishing at an alarming rate—but we can save them

Monarch butterflies denied endangered species listing despite shocking decline

Animals
Monarch butterflies denied endangered species listing despite shocking decline
Monarch butterflies denied endangered species listing despite shocking decline
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