Bees and other flying insects at greater risk of extinction as they migrate to higher elevations in changing climate

In response to rising global temperatures, many plants and animals are moving to higher elevations to survive in cooler temperatures. But a new study from the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) finds that for flying insects—including bees and moths—this escape route may have insurmountable issues that could mean their doom.