What’s happened to all the butterflies?

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Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In episode three of this mini-series first broadcast in October 2025, all of O’Braan’s lies come to a head and it is revealed where he was sourcing the tea b ...  Show more

Texte:
Le nombre de papillons en Angleterre est à un niveau historiquement bas, selon les défenseurs de l’environnement.

Traduction:
UK butterfly numbers are at a "historic low", according to conservationists.

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Insect populations are shrinking all over the world, and entomologists are buzzing with questions: Why is this happening? How quickly? And, most concerningly, what does it mean for food supplies or even life as we know it? For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a grea ...  Show more

Liz Waid and Joshua Leo look at why monarch butterflies are disappearing, and what people can do to increase the monarch population. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/save-the-butterflies/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our ...  Show more

As human activities rapidly transform the planet, the global insect population is declining at an unprecedented rate. In the UK, a recent survey suggested the number of flying insects have fallen by almost 60% in less than 20 years. Some are calling it an impending 'insect apocal ...  Show more