Households in Scotland may soon be banned from getting a cat under extraordinary plans being considered to protect the country's wildlife.

Research has revealed contamination of rivers in the UK with chemicals from topical flea and tick treatments. They enter waterways when treated dogs swim in river or owners wash their hands after ...

The Nebraska Extension held a Crop Production Clinic on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the UNL Panhandle Research Extension and ...

As night falls over Australia's forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life. In ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this ...

Keystone plants and trees like the Coast Live Oak and California lilac are key players in the health of your garden.

These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as threatened species and designate seven ...

Even though Maine already has 31 official state symbols — including a soil type, soft drink, fossil and insect — there seems to be a tendency to focus on what we don't have. Take for example two ...

A more useful approach for gardeners may be the concept of phenology and a weather-measurement system called growing degree ...

With innovations in biopesticides, precision technology, and genetic engineering, the future of insecticides looks promising.

So no matter how innocent your cat looks, it remains a highly evolved predator ... fantails and robins who rely almost ...