Opinion | Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.
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Opinion | Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The migration of the Painted Lady butterfly The Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) undertakes the longest known butterfly migration — an annual, multigenerational journey between Europe and tropical Africa. In search of blooming flowers and host plants, these butterflies travel more than 9,000…

Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge
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Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Under blue skies, where low-rolling hills rise south of the Canadian border in the tiny town of Adams, N.D., a couple braves the stench of old honey, wax, smoke and bee muck. Nancy and Keith Budke, married 43 years, are migratory beekeepers. They…

NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests
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NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In Washington State, April is when millions of young Chinook salmon are released from hatcheries, where they started as tiny, pink globes, to swim downstream and rebuild the salmon population. They are part of an ecosystem that affects tribal, commercial, and recreational fishing…

An Endangered Galápagos Tortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100
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An Endangered Galápagos Tortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Congratulations are in order for Mommy, a Galápagos tortoise and a longtime resident of the Philadelphia Zoo, who recently became a first-time mother at the estimated age of 100. Mommy, who has lived at the zoo since 1932, laid 16 eggs in November….

Horticulturists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?
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Horticulturists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The National Plant Germplasm System, a vast federal collection of seeds, roots, branches and stems, is probably unknown to most Americans. But to Rachel Spaeth the system is a “living library” — and America’s safeguard against “famine on a global scale.” Dr. Spaeth…

Biodiversity Talks in Rome End
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Biodiversity Talks in Rome End

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines While the Trump administration in Washington was cutting environmental programs, delegates at U.N. biodiversity talks in Rome made modest progress Thursday on a series of measures to support nature. Governments gathered to tackle global biodiversity losses that are unprecedented in human history, driven…

Moo Deng, the Toddler Hippopotamus, Still Has Star Power
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Moo Deng, the Toddler Hippopotamus, Still Has Star Power

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Moo Deng doesn’t bounce like she did a couple months ago. But she still resembles a ripe avocado overstuffed with pâté. She retains a moist sheen. She snuffles. She yawns. She naps. She very occasionally sniffs her mother’s hindquarters, then recoils in a…