Arctic butterflies get the spotlight in new children’s book
When most people think of Arctic nature, they usually think about ice and snow, seals and polar bears. But a
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World Bee Day a reminder of pollination’s importance
Monday marked the second annual World Bee Day and the start of Pollinator week in Sweden. Its aim is to
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How do insects survive the winter? Not the way we thought
A new study is revealing the science behind how some insects survive winters in harsh climates, and it goes against
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Climate change brings new butterfly species to Finland
Since the turn of the century the range of butterfly species in Finland has surged due to the rising temperatures.
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Warming climate lures new species to Finland
Paradoxically, climate change is boosting biodiversity among moths in Finland, as myriad new species are pushing northward as conditions become
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Canadian study looks at Arctic beetles as climate change markers
The poster boy for climate change in the Arctic is the ferocious but wildly photogenic polar bear. But if Chris
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Mosquito swarms in Alaska’s Arctic: The worst of the worst?
Think mosquitoes are bad in your neck of the woods this summer? It could be worse. Just ask researcher Jesse
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