The UK is one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries. [1] And one group that’s being significantly affected is insects, among which are bees. Bees play a vital role in pollinating plants that ...

Wild bee declines have been ascribed in part to neonicotinoid insecticides. While short-term laboratory studies on commercially bred species (principally honeybees and bumblebees) have identified ...

One butterfly species, the Madeiran large white – which was only found on the Portuguese island of Madeira - is now ...

Europe ’s wild bees and butterflies are facing an escalating extinction crisis, a new conservation assessment has warned, prompting urgent calls for action to reverse the “dire” state of these vital ...

Do you like apple pie, guacamole and orange juice? Then you'd better be worried about disappearing bees. The insects are prolific pollinators, credited with helping a variety of fruits, nuts and other ...

More than half (52%) of Europe’s threatened butterfly species are affected by climate change, the IUCN warns, and some such as the critically endangered Nevada grayling in south-east Spain are ...

Researchers at the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) in Argentina have found that, since the 1990s, up to 25% of reported bee species are no longer being reported in ...

It’s just one step that cities can take to encourage developers to build sustainably and in nature-friendly ways. Nature can thrive in cities with the right opportunities, and some English councils ...