They survived fire and toxic fumes. So what happened next to Notre Dame’s bees?
Hives that survived catastrophic Paris cathedral blaze are healthier than ever, says beekeeper
Insects
Ants run secret farms on English oak trees, photographer discovers
Brown ants herd and milk giant pale aphids, building barns for them from beetle exoskeleton
Monarch butterfly population critically low on California coast – again
Study finds 29,000 butterflies, compared with 4.5 million during the 1980s, as experts point to habitat destruction
‘This is not how sequoias die. It’s supposed to stand for another 500 years’
Giant sequoias were thought to be immune to insects, drought and wildfires. Then the unthinkable happened: trees started to die – and scientists began the search for answers
Urgent new ‘roadmap to recovery’ could reverse insect apocalypse
Phasing out synthetic pesticides and fertilisers and aggressive emission reductions among series of solutions outlined by scientists
Light pollution is key ‘bringer of insect apocalypse’
Exclusive: scientists say bug deaths can be cut by switching off unnecessary lights
‘Insect apocalypse’ poses risk to all life on Earth, conservationists warn
Report claims 400,000 insect species face extinction amid heavy use of pesticides
Moth populations in steady decline in Britain, study finds
Long-running survey finds 1976 heatwave boom has been followed by dropping numbers
Fishery collapse ‘confirms Silent Spring pesticide prophecy’
Common pesticides found to starve fish ‘astoundingly fast’ by killing aquatic insects
Butterflywatch: how climate change is clipping UK wings
Lack of suitable habitat is just one reason many butterfly species are not moving north as expected
MEPs block move to weaken EU rules on bee-harming pesticides
Sixteen states and European commission had lobbied against planned guidance
Country diary: a silent predator disturbs huddling grey plovers
Pagham Harbour, West Sussex: As waders congregate on the mudflats, a peregrine falcon interrupts the peace