Climate change, habitat loss and pesticides have all wreaked havoc on monarch butterfly populations.
Researchers report the second-lowest number of monarchs wintering in Mexico ever recorded this season.
Nowhere is that help needed more than in Texas, the first state the butterflies pass through on their journey north. The result is that researchers recorded the second lowest number of monarchs ever in their Mexican wintering grounds this year. They also observed that the butterflies appeared to be staying in different parts of their wintering region than they typically do., said it's unclear exactly why that is, though weather conditions in the mountainous region where they congregate could have played a role.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Is Category 5 Sufficient to Communicate Hurricane Risk in a Warming Climate?Climate scientists question the effectiveness of Category 5 in communicating hurricane risk in a warming climate.
Read more »
Not Helpless, Not Silenced: What to Do if You Are Experiencing or Witnessing Online AbuseWhat to do if you are facing online abuse; witnessing online harassment; if you manage people who do; or you want to push the tech industry.
Read more »
FAR AFIELD: Researchers seek out and study tornadoes and severe weatherOceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) - or NOAA Research - provides the research foundation for understanding the complex systems that support our planet.
Read more »
Researchers develop cluster glass for fluorescence and nonlinear optical propertiesGlass can be synthesized through a novel 'crystal-liquid-glass' phase transformation. Crystalline materials can be fine-tuned for desired properties such as improved mass transfer and optical properties through coordination chemistry and grid chemistry design principles.
Read more »
Researchers 3D-print functional human brain tissueIt's an achievement with important implications for scientists studying the brain and working on treatments for a broad range of neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
Read more »
Researchers show classical computers can keep up with, and surpass, their quantum counterpartsA team of scientists has devised means for classical computing to mimic a quantum computing with far fewer resources than previously thought. The scientists' results show that classical computing can be reconfigured to perform faster and more accurate calculations than state-of-the-art quantum computers.
Read more »