19-12-2013The western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) holds a special, almost magical, place in the hearts and souls of those inhabiting the…
17-12-2013European Union health authorities on Tuesday warned that two products from a widely used class of insecticides may be toxic…
17-12-2013The role of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) in the lifecycle of the monarch butterfly has increased interest in the presence…
16-12-2013Pesticides applied in agriculture can affect the structure and function of nontarget populations at lower doses and for longer timespans…
16-12-2013The method used to approve pesticides in the EU needs to be revised. This was confirmed by a recent study…
15-12-2013Ornithologists say 2013 will be viewed as the worst year ever recorded for one of Britain's favourite farmland birds. They…
14-12-2013Unless regulators take action, one of gifts in the lyrics to “Twelve Days of Christmas,” the turtle dove, may become…
13-12-2013Large-scale multi-species data on population changes of alpine or arctic species are largely lacking. Here we present a multi-national bird…
13-12-2013Thea Venckus from Nicasio sent in this week’s Ask the Naturalist question: Hi, I have lived on a ranch in…
12-12-2013Rising levels of cancers and fertility problems have attracted scientists’ attention to endocrine disrupting chemicals, with some calling for strict…
