Insect Crisis News Today

Scientists are trying to figure out which insect species are struggling, what it means for ecosystems and, ultimately, how it will impact people.

A growing body of alarming research suggests insect populations are shrinking due to a variety of factors, including suburban sprawl and pesticides.

Scientists estimate that 40% of insect species are in decline, and a third are endangered.

Scientists estimate that 40% of insect species are in decline, and a third are endangered.

Environmental journalist Oliver Milman says we are experiencing an unprecedented crisis in the world of insects. And it’s bad news for humans, too.

"Scientific research is starting to confirm what many Indigenous Peoples have long known," writes BC scientist and broadcaster David Suzuki this week.

'Scientific research is starting to confirm what many Indigenous Peoples have long known...'

From sentient bees to self-aware crows to plants that call out when they’re stressed, nature is far more fascinating and complex than we imagined.

The more we learn about other species, the more our human-centric attitudes are challenged Up until about 400 years ago, it was widely accepted that Earth was at the centre of the universe, and everything revolved around it. When scientist Galileo Galilei challenged this “geocentric” view — confirming Nicolaus Copernicus’s “heliocentric” theory that planets revolve around the

It’s too easy nowadays to look at the state of the world and feel a sense of hopelessness. Scientists tell us we face not one but two potentially existential menaces in climate change and biodiversity loss. Given the dour tone of many of these predictions, you might forgive writers chronicling the state of things for […]