Journal archives for December 2017

December 15, 2017

A different dimension of loss’: inside the great insect die-off.

Scientists have identified 2 million species of living things. No one knows how many more are out there, and tens of thousands may be vanishing before we have even had a chance to encounter them.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/14/a-different-dimension-of-loss-great-insect-die-off-sixth-extinction

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December 28, 2017

Light pollution lures nighttime pollinators away from plants.

Populations of bees, bats, butterflies and other pollinators have been declining for decades due to habitat loss, disease, pesticides and climate change. Now, scientists have documented yet another threat to pollinators: nighttime light pollution.

https://news.mongabay.com/2017/12/light-pollution-lures-nighttime-pollinators-away-from-plants/

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