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When we think about animals, we tend to think of furry four-legged mammals. But 95% of all animal species are invertebrates—bees, butterflies, beetles, snails, worms, octopuses, starfish, corals, spiders and many many more. ...
A new report, co-authored by Washington State University conservation biologist Cheryl Schultz, provides a roadmap for recovering butterfly populations across the U.S.
A butterfly flits past the window at the Castlewood Canyon Visitor Center, where dozens of volunteers have gathered to learn about Colorado's declining butterfly population and how they can do their part to save it.
A team of paleontologists affiliated with several institutions in Argentina, working with a colleague from the U.K., has discovered evidence of scales from lepidopterans in dung samples recovered from a dig site in Talampaya ...
A research team has developed a novel method for estimating the predictability of complex dynamical systems. Their work, "Time-lagged recurrence: A data-driven method to estimate the predictability of dynamical systems," ...
It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region will receive an influx of many, many moths.
Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual migrations, but not all migrate. In recent years, more and more monarchs have been living and breeding year-round in California's Bay Area, thanks in part to the growing presence ...
The butterfly effect suggests that small changes in a system can have a large impact on eventual outcomes. One metaphor used to illustrate this concept is a butterfly flapping its wings only to cause a hurricane across the ...
The spring sun glinted off the cars rolling through Ichetucknee Springs State Park, but the caravan wasn't headed to the park's famous recreation spots. It was there for conservation, and the scientists in the lead were towing ...
For over 60 years, scientists have tried to determine whether plants are pollinated primarily during the day or at night—without reaching a clear conclusion. Now, a major research review from Lund University in Sweden has ...
