Flowers appeal to the human sense of aesthetics — they are ornate structures with beautiful colors and delightful fragrances. But naturalists have more reasons to stop, smell the flowers and inspect ...

A RARE moth that masquerades as a bee has been spotted in Dorset. This photograph of a narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth was taken by Helen Moore of the Echo's Camera Club. This moth was once widely ...

Night-time pollinators such as moths may visit just as many plants as bees, and should also be the focus of conservation and protection efforts, a new study suggests. Night-time pollinators such as ...

A pink- and caramel-colored elephant hawk-moth sitting on a leaf. The content of a small box on his roof terrace in central London has taught ecologist Tim Blackburn more about the natural world than ...

While we’re used to seeing all manner of moths and butterflies visiting our gardens, there’s one festive flier that outshines all the rest. It’s a pink-and-yellow moth that we can safely say is the ...

Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that the future of red and yellow varieties of a San Diego wildflower may depend on the fates of two different animals. They ...

A rare species of moth has been spotted on the Isle of Wight for the first time in 62 years. The Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk moth was last recorded on the island by entomologist KG Blair in 1952. Moth ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Bees are not just the only precious pollinators in need of strong ...

Look, we get it—bees are fantastic. As more people keep piling into cities over the coming decades, we’ll need more of these insects to pollinate urban green spaces, which provide fresh produce and ...