Tobias Koehler, director of the McBryde and Allerton gardens, said their priority is protecting loulu palm. The roughly 700-tree collection comprises all but one of the 27 loulu species found on Earth ...

Participating in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count is easy, fun to do, and can be done anywhere you find birds.

First discovered in October 2023 in Waikoloa, the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle continues to make a showing on Hawaii Island, the latest being on March 4 in traps at the National Energy ...

What looked like a pearl necklace on a tiny spider turned out to be parasitic mite larvae. Scientists identified the mites as a new species, marking the first record of its family in Brazil. The ...

"They are responding to this.' Researchers discover surprising reason for birds' strange behavior in US region: 'It's worth the energy' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Forestry officials in the US are releasing non-native species of parasitic wasps into our forests by the thousands, but there ...

They found microplastics where almost nothing lives. The discovery inside Antarctica’s insect changes everything.

While bark beetles have been slowly infesting trees in Aspen, winter won’t offer any respite. Aspen is currently home to the Douglas-fir beetle, the spruce beetle, the mountain pine beetle, Ips ...

Beetles are some of the most diverse animals in the world, with around 400,000 known species living in a wide variety of habitats. They are famed for their particularly hard exoskeleton and powerful ...

Arricca Elin SanSone is a lifestyle and garden writer whose work has appeared in many national publications including Prevention, Country Living, Veranda, The Spruce, PureWow, and others. The same ...

None of us want bugs invading our homes—especially the kind that chew through our favorite fabrics. If you’re a seasoned homeowner, chances are you’ve already battled pests like spiders or fruit flies ...

Evidence from 2024 of a severe prionus infestation visible in commercial blueberry plantings in Bladen County. (Courtesy Lorena Lopez) NORTH CAROLINA — Beneath North Carolina’s vibrant blueberry ...