Curious Kids: how are ants and other creatures able to walk on the ceiling?
A clue is in insects’ hairy feet.
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Pesticides: farming chemicals make insects sick at non‑deadly doses – especially in hot weather
New research highlights the flaws of pesticide regulation.
Want to help rare birds? Dig a pond
Ponds create ‘insect chimneys’ which are a boon for hungry farmland birds.
How air pollution is making life tougher for bugs
We’re making life tough for insects – and not just by swatting them away with a newspaper.
Secrets of the orchid mantis revealed – it doesn’t mimic an orchid after all
In his 1879 account of wanderings in the Orient, the travel writer James Hingston describes how, in West Java, he was treated to a bizarre experience: I am taken by my kind host around his garden, and…
Making farming better for bees: can we breed crops that produce more nectar and pollen?
Our research shows this idea is likely to benefit bees more in summer than in spring.
Earwigs are the hero single mothers of the insect world – and good for your garden too
Despite their sharp-looking pincers, earwigs have a reputation for being tender parents.
‘Small, flowering islands’: German city reveals how nature thrives when neighbours care for street tree beds
The tiny gardens beneath street trees can boost biodiversity and our connection to where we live.
How insects and the smallest animals survive Antarctica
The fascinating fight for survival among Antarctica’s tiniest animals.
Plagues of wasps? A scientist explains why you shouldn’t panic about rumours of rising populations
Why you shouldn’t get in a flap over reports that swarms of wasps are descending on Britain.
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