Advocates say federal protections under the Endangered Species Act for species like the monarch and hellbender are overdue.

Without the diversity of plant life that pollinators help support, our air, soil and water quality can all suffer.

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Bird like hummingbirds consume sugar all day long without getting diabetes or heart disease. Scientists just figured out how.

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Hoverfly larvae may be blind, but they’re deadly aphid hunters. Using hook-like mouthparts, they pierce, liquefy, and drain their prey.