E. O. Wilson once referred to invertebrates as "the little things that run the world," without whom "the human species [wouldn't] last more than a few months."

They are hunters, farmers, harvesters, gliders, herders, weavers and carpenters. They are ants and they make up a large part of our world, including more 10 000 species and a large part of the animal biomass in most terrestrial ecosystems.

A focus on valuing nature through the lens of the market has contributed to the global biodiversity crisis, according to a recent report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

Social media users consider aliens or sea monsters - but NOAA researcher suspects an animal culprit. Mysterious, neatly aligned holes have been discovered deep in the ocean - and scientists are stumped about their origin.

Saying federal safety standards are insufficient to manage the CBD industry, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called on Congress to set rules for the products through legislation. … FDA says it can’t manage regulation of CBD, calls on Congress to act Read More »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it is only months away from finalizing recommendations for how cannabis should best be regulated and whether additional legislation from Congress is … FDA recommendations on cannabis could signal progress for CBD Read More »

South Dakota has leaped into second place as a grower of industrial hemp, increasing plantings while most states across the U.S. trimmed their fields last year, according to analysis by … South Dakota was No. 2 grower in 2022, state hemp association says Read More »