The Galápagos snapdragon, once close to disappearing, is showing encouraging signs of recovery through a long-term partnership between the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galápagos National Park Directorate. For decades, the Galápagos snapdragon was known from little more than a specimen pressed into an herbarium collection. It had been gathered near Caleta Tagus in 1962, [...]

This is a monumental biological network.

Oak trees fight caterpillars by delaying spring just long enough to leave them hungry. In spring, forests usually burst to life right as insects hatch. Caterpillars, in particular, emerge when fresh leaves are young, soft, and packed with nutrients. This timing provides them with an immediate food supply and allows them to begin feeding right [...]