Multiple studies suggest butterflies are disappearing- but why, and what can be done? Here are some possible answers, backed ...

Readers discuss dwindling butterflies, shrimping issues, animal testing and park spending. Rural coastal communities across ...

In a nutshell Butterflies choose mates based on vision, not scent or chance. Heliconius cydno butterflies are ...

Photographer and National Geographic Explorer Rena Effendi learned that a little-known species was named after her late ...

A sweeping new study reveals that butterfly populations across the continental United States have plummeted by 22% over the past two decades. For every five butterflies that graced the skies in 2000, ...

Birds do it, chimps do it, even monarch butterflies do it – and by paying more attention to how animals self-medicate, we can ...

A study involving a University assistant professor reported a significant decline in the country's butterflies over the past 20 years.

If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it isn’t your imagination. From 2000 to 2020, the number of butterflies fell by 22% across the continental United States.

The latest butterfly proposed for the list is the iconic monarch. Unlike bears and birds and many other threatened animals, insects breed quickly. If given a chance — meaning if people restore ...

Mar. 5, 2025 — A study sheds light on how extreme weather events impact phenological processes, specifically the flight period of butterflies and moths and the ...

The annual decline of 1.3% highlights the widespread nature of the downturn, with fewer butterflies appearing nearly ...