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The planet has 8 measures of stability—and we’re pushing past most of them

The planet has 8 measures of stability—and we’re pushing past most of them

By Carla Delgado

A blue butterfly on a pink flowering plant.

A ‘butterfly tree of life’ reveals the origins of these beautiful insects

By Laura Baisas

a fuzzy bumblebee settles on a pink flower

Bees can sense a flower’s electric field—unless fertilizer messes with the buzz

By Lauren J. Young

#NoMowMay may just be a hashtag.

There’s little science behind ‘No Mow May’

By Peter Andrey Smith/Undark

Monarch butterfly during migration perched on leaf with wings spread out

Monarch butterflies’ signature color patterns could inspire better drone design

Small flying robot perched atop cactus

This bumblebee-inspired bot can bounce back after injuring a wing

Cities scramble to find trees that will survive

By Laura Hautala / Grist

full venus flytrap on black background

These meat-eating plants are masters of deception

By Ali Blumenthal, Ellen Airhart

a closeup of honeybees on honeycomb

The first honeybee vaccine could protect the entire hive, starting with the queen

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Honeybee pollinating a flower

Lab-raised bees have half the lifespan they did in the ’70s

By Laura Baisas

The miller moth is hard to love, but it deserves our respect

The miller moth is hard to love, but it deserves our respect

By Samuel Shaw/High Country News

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

These species were discovered in museum collections. They might already be extinct.

By Katarina Zimmer / Undark

Birds flying past wind turbines at sunrise

How wind turbines could coexist peacefully with bats and birds

By Katarina Zimmer / Knowable Magazine

Food forests can bring climate resilience, better health, and tasty produce to city residents

Food forests can bring climate resilience, better health, and tasty produce to city residents

By Carla Delgado

Roads and highways disrupt bee pollination

Roads and highways disrupt bee pollination

By Ellie Shechet

Yellow lawn mower next to lawn with tall grasses and pink and blue native wildflowers

Cities are letting plants go wild for ‘No Mow May’

By Kristine Liao

a dark furred rabbit with short ears in the brush. the image was taken at night

How a peculiar parasitic plant relies on a rare Japanese rabbit

Bees hanging onto each other

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Do we still need to save the bees?

By Philip Kiefer

Ecologists have declared war on this popular decorative tree

Ecologists have declared war on this popular decorative tree

By Ryan W. McEwan / The Conversation

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Electric Vehicles

A race car manufacturer is planning to make EVs for everyday drivers

By Kristin Shaw

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It’s National Paper Airplane Day: How to make a NASA-approved plane

By Laura Baisas

two sea slugs that are transluscent with yellow and black spots

Seed-size sea slug looks like an everything bagel

By Margherita Bassi

a gold medal from the 1924 olympics in paris. the text on one side reads VIII OLYMPIAD PARIS 1924 and has a rugby ball, discuss, and a harp etched in. the other shows a winner reaching down to help up a fallen competitor over the five interlocking olympic rings

Extremely rare 1924 Olympic gold medal up for auction

By Laura Baisas

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Why hybrids — not EVs — are winning over US consumers

By Tik Root/Grist