Leif Richardson, a postdoctoral researcher of UVM's Gund Institute, co-authored a Science study that finds global warming is shrinking bumblebee habitats in North America and Europe.

The paper was covered by more than 200 media outlets, including: New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, BBC, CBS News, NBC News, Reuters, Daily Mail, Global TV, Scientific American, The Scientist, Philadelphia Inquirer, Japan Times, Singapore Straits Times, Malaysia Daily Star, Scottish Daily Record, Irish Examiner, Christian Science Monitor, Weather Channel, The Ecologist and Vermont Public Radio.