Around the world, cities tend to be warmer than nearby rural areas, mainly because of the way pavement and buildings absorb and retain heat.
Shooing bees away from a can of soda or a cup of fruit punch is a frustration familiar to just about anyone who has picnicked in a city park.
In 2012, California-based pest control companies unleashed more than 50,000 kilograms of pesticides in urban areas, all of which was targeted at just a single species: the Argentine ant, Lin
Trees within the city limits of Austin, Texas contribute nearly $34 million in ecosystem services to the community annually, according to a new report by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
The average US home contains almost 100 distinct kinds of arthropods, a diverse group of animals that includes insects, spiders, and centipedes.
In old cartoons, coyotes and roadrunners are arch-enemies.
Domestic cats kill billions of animals every year, prompting scientists to worry about the effects on wildlife populations.
The common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, is a wide-ranging bat, making its home in city and country alike across most of Europe, Northern Africa, and into Southwestern Asia, possib
Feeding wild birds is a popular pastime for nature-starved urban dwellers in many countries.
Coyotes have been encroaching more frequently on North American cities over the last two decades, but researchers haven’t been sure why.