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Close-up photo of a zebra longwing butterfly, a brown butterfly with yellow stripes, perched on a green leaf.

A country without butterflies? New study raises the possibility

03.28.25

A sweeping new study published in the journal Science tallies, for the first time, butterfly data from more than 76,000 surveys across the continental United States. The results: From 2000 to 2020, the total butterfly abundance fell by 22% ... Read More

Close-up view of a Monarch butterfly

Insecticides are key drivers of butterfly decline, research shows

07.31.24

Insecticide use is the single largest factor contributing to a decline in total butterfly abundance and species diversity in the Midwest, according to a newly released study published by the journal PLOS ONE. The author team was led by ... Read More

'Blue marble' photo of Earth, taken in 1972 from Apollo 17.

Spring into action this year for Earth Day

04.18.24

Have you noticed a change in the air? Here in Michigan, days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and spring is officially here. Maybe you’re feeling more motivated to do some spring cleaning or enjoy the outdoors. (I know I ... Read More

KBS LTER undergraduate researcher Annabelle McCarthy, peers through binoculars while standing in an agricultural field planted with prairie strips. Credit to Jamie Smith.

KBS joins multi-state effort to increase the adoption of prairie strips across the Midwest

09.09.21

Before there were the gently rolling hills of farmland and forest we see today, southwest Michigan’s landscape included large areas of prairie habitat. Dominated by wildflowers, grasses, and sedges, these habitats were maintained by ... Read More

Cover of winter 2020 Audubon Magazine, picturing a close-up profile of a Florida Scrub-Jay, a blue and grey bird.

Family collaboration to conserve threatened birds is in the genes

01.28.21

On a path from Florida Scrub-Jays to Trinidadian guppies and back again—Sarah Fitzpatrick's journey of researching genetic rescue in fish, eventually using it as a conservation method for birds familiar from her youth, makes for a ... Read More

Headshot of a smiling Jackson Helms.

At the crossroads of service, semantics and science: Jackson Helms IV

02.05.20

W.K. Kellogg Biological Station postdoctoral research associate Jackson Helms IV was recently interviewed for an Entomology Today article, one in a series of features on outstanding early career professionals. Helms came to KBS ... Read More

Close-up photo of a Bartram’s scrub-hairstreak butterfly.

Shelter from the storm: Increasing resiliency of rare species in hurricane-prone areas

12.27.19

What happens when a major hurricane careens through a rare, fragmented ecosystem? North Carolina State University researcher Erica Henry and others, including W.K. Kellogg Biological Station ecologist Nick Haddad, found themselves in a ... Read More

Study coauthor Selassie Ijelu stands in a switchgrass field, holding a trap to measure pest suppression.

Perennial biofuels show promise in meeting energy needs, supporting crucial ecological functions

12.27.19

When we think of biofuel crops, a sprawling field of corn is often what we imagine. Though corn (Zea mays) is the most commonly planted biofuel in the United States, its climate mitigation potential is diminished by the need to till, ... Read More

Portrait of Kyle Jaynes standing in front of a brick wall.

Ready to explore: KBS researcher Jaynes awarded prestigious NatGeo Explorers grant

10.10.19

W.K. Kellogg Biological Station Ph.D. student Kyle Jaynes has done plenty of exploration. But now, he can officially be called an Explorer. Jaynes, a researcher in the Fitzpatrick Lab, has been awarded a highly competitive Early ... Read More

Aerial satellite image of habitat corridor plots.

Long-term study: Habitat corridors pay ever-increasing dividends for biodiversity

10.08.19

Development of land for agriculture and other purposes has turned once-vast areas of wildlife habitat into disconnected patches. Habitat corridors—strips of undeveloped land that link isolated habitats—have long been eyed as ways to boost ... Read More

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