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No endangered listing for monarch butterflies as western count hits alarming low

Liz Kimbrough 16 Dec 2020
Pit Viper in striking mode. The 'mountain fer-de-lance' is a new species of pit viper that was discovered on the Zongo RAP survey. It has since been described as Bothrops monsignifer. Bothrops is a genus of pit vipers endemic to Central and South America. The generic name, Bothrops, is derived from the Greek words βόθρος, bothros, meaning "pit", and ώπς, ops, meaning "eye" or "face", together an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs.

[Photos] Tiny frog, venomous viper among 20 new species described in Bolivia

Liz Kimbrough 14 Dec 2020
Juvenile sakondry on a branch. Their dusty coating is washed off before they’re cooked. Image by Brian Fisher.

Bug bites: Edible insect production ramps up quickly in Madagascar

Emilie Filou 19 Nov 2020

Graphic novel version of classic science memoir aims for new audiences

Mongabay.com 13 Nov 2020

One year on: Insects still in peril as world struggles with global pandemic

Jeremy Hance 11 Nov 2020

A Philippine stingless bee helps boost coconut yields and empower women

Mavic Conde 29 Sep 2020
A Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) spends time in the moist Amazon understory foraging. Photo by Philip Stouffer.

As the Amazon burns, what happens to its biodiversity?

Liz Kimbrough 24 Sep 2020

Philippine crickets, held nameless in a Hawaii museum, are finally identified

Mavic Conde 24 Aug 2020

Agrochemicals and industrial waste threaten Argentina’s Gran Chaco

Rodolfo Chisleanschi 19 Aug 2020

Bubbles, lasers and robo-bees: The blossoming industry of artificial pollination

Liz Kimbrough 24 Jul 2020

This Philippine butterfly had a mistaken identity for years, until its ‘rediscovery’

Keith Anthony Fabro 28 Jun 2020

In Sri Lanka, crop-destroying insects follow the COVID-19 pandemic

Malaka Rodrigo 17 Jun 2020

Sex organs reveal new jumping spider species in the Philippines

Mongabay.com 15 Jun 2020

Less than a thousand remain: New list of animals on the brink of extinction

Liz Kimbrough 9 Jun 2020
Mature desert locust. Image by Obi Anyadike/The New Humanitarian

Changing climate creates ideal conditions for devastating locust swarms

Gilbert Nakweya 4 Jun 2020

Brazil’s native bees are vital for agriculture, but are being killed by it

Sibélia Zanon 1 Jun 2020

Historic agreement gives monarch butterflies the ‘right-of-way’

Liz Kimbrough 20 May 2020

How a changing climate threatens Sri Lanka’s dragonflies and damselflies (commentary)

Amila Prasanna Sumanapala 19 May 2020

Disaster interrupted: How you can help save the insects

Liz Kimbrough 15 May 2020

Legendary entomologist Terry Erwin passes away at age 79

Liz Kimbrough 15 May 2020

Insects decline on land, fare better in water, study finds

Liz Kimbrough 8 May 2020

‘Hummingbird’ spy creature films millions of monarchs taking flight

Liz Kimbrough 1 May 2020

Bold project hopes to DNA barcode every species in Costa Rica

Jeremy Hance 27 Apr 2020

Move over, fishmeal: Insects and bacteria emerge as alternative animal feeds

Emilie Filou 24 Apr 2020

As Indonesia fights COVID-19, warmer temperatures drive up dengue cases

Yitno Suprapto 16 Apr 2020

Rapid deforestation of Brazilian Amazon could bring next pandemic: Experts

Thais Borges, Sue Branford 15 Apr 2020

Field research, interrupted: How the COVID-19 crisis is stalling science

Liz Kimbrough 9 Apr 2020

Number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico down by more than half

Mongabay.com 20 Mar 2020

Costa Rica caterpillar decline spells trouble for ecosystems

Aimee Gabay 16 Mar 2020

Extreme El Niño drought, fires contribute to Amazon insect collapse: Study

Taran Volckhausen 13 Mar 2020

A new mantis species rises from the ashes of Brazil’s National Museum

Suzana Camargo, Conexão Planeta 12 Mar 2020

Western monarch butterfly numbers critically low for second straight year

Liz Kimbrough 26 Feb 2020

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