Pollination

A quiet island experiment reveals a battle of the bees

A quiet island experiment reveals a battle of the bees

A quiet island experiment reveals a battle of the bees

Why America's 4,000 native bees need their day in the sun

Why America's 4,000 native bees need their day in the sun

Why America's 4,000 native bees need their day in the sun

How to see monarch butterflies on a California road trip

How to see monarch butterflies on a California road trip

How to see monarch butterflies on a California road trip

Here's why people are ditching their grass lawns for clover

Here's why people are ditching their grass lawns for clover

Here's why people are ditching their grass lawns for clover

Bats and agaves make tequila possible—and they’re both at risk

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Decoder

Bats and agaves make tequila possible—and they’re both at risk

Bats and agaves make tequila possible—and they’re both at risk

Sea creatures pollinate marine plants and algae, surprising scientists

Sea creatures pollinate marine plants and algae, surprising scientists

Sea creatures pollinate marine plants and algae, surprising scientists

Why these toads have turned to cannibalism

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Breakthroughs

Why these toads have turned to cannibalism

Why these toads have turned to cannibalism

Why bats are the real superheroes of the animal world

Why bats are the real superheroes of the animal world

Why bats are the real superheroes of the animal world

More than 130 years after its discovery, this moth was finally photographed alive

Animals
Photo Ark

More than 130 years after its discovery, this moth was finally photographed alive

More than 130 years after its discovery, this moth was finally photographed alive

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

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

Delivering pollen to plants that need it, one way or the other

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Breakthroughs

Delivering pollen to plants that need it, one way or the other

Delivering pollen to plants that need it, one way or the other

Mezcal is more popular than ever—why that’s bad news for bats

Mezcal is more popular than ever—why that’s bad news for bats

Mezcal is more popular than ever—why that’s bad news for bats

We couldn't have figs without wasps. Here's how mutualism works.

We couldn't have figs without wasps. Here's how mutualism works.

We couldn't have figs without wasps. Here's how mutualism works.

Bumblebees bite plants to make them flower early, surprising scientists

Bumblebees bite plants to make them flower early, surprising scientists

Bumblebees bite plants to make them flower early, surprising scientists

Our three favorite scientific breakthroughs this month

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Breakthroughs

Our three favorite scientific breakthroughs this month

Our three favorite scientific breakthroughs this month

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