If you have a hummingbird feeder in your yard, you’re probably enjoying watching the hummers sipping nectar to fuel up for their long migration south in the coming weeks. But did you know that nectar ...

World Migratory Bird Day 2024 (11 May) shines a spotlight on the relationship between migratory birds and insects amidst alarming declines for both. World Migratory Bird Day is a global campaign that ...

The sight of a drooping flower head is often all it takes to prod us to unravel the hose and turn on the spigot. We’re less attuned to the water preferences and needs of birds and insects, though, and ...

When the temperatures rise and it is hot outside, it's not just people who long for a refreshing dip in a pool or the sea. Wild animals and insects also need water, and if you have a garden or balcony ...

In Arkansas, the rare snow has brought out bird watchers and raises the question of the impact on insects. Dr. Ragupathy Kannan, an ornithologist with the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, noted the ...

Frankly, I found a number in the millions surprising. It was my math, so a second effort definitely was needed. The answer was the same: Birds using 61 nests at the Wayzata Country Club (WCC) consumed ...

In August of 2017, millions peered through protective eyewear at the solar eclipse -- the first total eclipse visible in the continental United States in nearly 40 years. During the event, researchers ...