An analysis of museum data and naturalists' observations finds that the number of bee species recorded has been declining since the 1990s. The first global, long-term study of bee trends adds to mounting evidence that the pollinators are in trouble worldwide.

University of Connecticut entomologist David Wagner speaks with The Scientist about his biggest concerns for global insect populations and recommendations for actions to help save these tiny but important creatures.

Images from a Cold War spy satellite help researchers piece together the effects of land-use decisions in Kazakhstan.

In this webinar, Eske Willerslev and Simon Creer will discuss the discoveries they have made about the ancient and modern world through environmental DNA sequencing.

Flycatchers, warblers, and more were spotted in a biodiverse region known as Wallacea.

Plants, fungi, and bacteria likely contributed to insect diversity.

Plants use two different strategies to photosynthesize underwater.

The discovery of ancient clades of brittle stars at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean adds to concerns that commercial exploitation of the area could destroy numerous taxa before they’ve even been identified.

A frog performs a balancing act in a region where amphibians are threatened.