Insect declines threaten more than pollinators – wildlife could also be at risk, researchers warn
From feeding baby birds to recycling nutrients, a new study shows conserving insects has surprising benefits for other animals and biodiversity.
The State of Nature Update #30
9/25/2026: Migrating birds are confused by bright lights, one in nine migratory birds are declining, birds actually enjoy flying, rare raccoons can make toys and scientists race to save coral reefs amid global warming.
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Butterflies are on the move as climate change and habitat loss reshape their world
A global study finds nearly 10% of butterfly species have shifted where they live, but poor monitoring in the tropics could be hiding much larger changes.
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The State of Nature Update #29
8/27/2026: The amazing transoceanic migrations of a tiny dragonfly, hotter forest fires are changing forests, city life supercharges evolution of animals, tiny penguins get bird flu vaccines and more…
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Biodiversity is declining. Conservation works. So what’s holding us back?
From bald eagles to butterflies, recovery stories prove that protecting nature is possible—but awareness and political will remain critical.
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Insect declines began decades earlier than scientists thought, study finds
Nearly a century of records reveals butterfly and beetle losses started long before the ‘insect apocalypse’ alarm was raised.
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Climate change is already causing local extinctions. The biggest surprise is where.
Scientists expected tropical species to be hardest hit. Instead, nearly half of animals and plants in North America and Europe are disappearing from parts of their range.
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The State of Nature Update #26
6/6/2026: Elephant poop’s outsized effects on habitat, death of a butterfly’s last caterpillar, daddy longlegs hunt frogs, tracking a nesting sea turtle, conservation as a solution for climate change, and more…
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