Butterfly populations have dropped by 22% across 554 recorded species in the United States, according to a new study in the journal Science. "Our national-scale findings paint the most complete -- and ...

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America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first countrywide ...

Brian Cassie has been counting butterflies in Massachusetts for decades. He helped create Mass Audubon’s butterfly atlas in 1986 and founded the Massachusetts Butterfly Club shortly afterwards. Now, ...

SAN ANTONIO – The International Union for Conservation of Nature added the migrating monarch butterfly to its “red list” of threatened species and categorized it as endangered in 2022. The ...

The monarch butterfly, one of the world's most beloved insects, is best known for its striking orange wings and spectacular annual migration — but the butterfly's most famous traits are also its most ...

A new study reveals 328 species in Kerala, including 40 endemic to the Western Ghats. Learn about protected species & ...

BOSTON (AP) — Historic butterfly communities in Massachusetts are dwindling and being rapidly replaced by their southern relatives, according to a Harvard study released Sunday. The study outlines the ...

Scientists at Harvard and Columbia released a study examining the structures and cooling mechanisms of butterfly wings, with possible implications for construction and aeronautical engineering. The ...

For 150 years scientists have been trying to explain convergent evolution. One of the best-known examples of this is how poisonous butterflies from different species evolve to mimic each other's color ...