Ecology
Forests can play key role to end global hunger
Trees offer a multitude of ecological services. For instance, they support bees and other pollinators, which are essential for crop production including on farmland. They also provide animal fodder that enables communities to produce meat and milk, and protect streams… read more
Tiny Opossum Could Be Farmers’ Friend
A small mammal that likes to feast on a soybean pest in Brazil’s Cerrado illustrates how preserving this savanna landscape is good for farms as well as biodiversity
A gracile mouse opossum at the Botanic Garden of Brasília >>
André… read more
Urban Insects Clean Up our Streets
North Carolina State University researchers working in New York City studied the food waste disposal by insects in the city. To do their investigation, the scientists dumped food garbage in dozens of sites, within parks and in street medians. Their… read more
Nectar Helps Bees’ Medicine Go Down
In addition to fuel, nectar from various plant species contains chemical compounds that reduce the numbers of a common gut parasite in bumblebees.
Home-based bird watchers might have mixed up a batch of ‘nectar’ to attract the feathered objects of… read more
Bees and malnutrition
Loss of pollinators increases risk of malnutrition and disease
A new study shows that more than half the people in some developing countries could become newly at risk for malnutrition if crop-pollinating animals — like bees — continue to decline.… read more
