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Plants & Animals Aug 14, 2026

Bringing butterflies back from the brink of extinction

On a summer day in Michigan, a tiny Poweshiek skipperling butterfly—smaller than a quarter—takes flight over a restored prairie.

Environment Aug 14, 2026

Butterfly-inspired technology could change the way we monitor air

Respiratory infectious diseases and air pollution remain persistent global health challenges. Yet the tools used to monitor airborne threats are often expensive, power-hungry and difficult to deploy outside laboratories.

Ecology Aug 13, 2026

Butterfly effects of climate change

The Australian National Insect Collection at CSIRO holds 2,000 drawers of butterfly specimens, including some that were collected more than a century ago.

Political science Aug 12, 2026

Online conflict may strengthen, not weaken, social movements, researchers find

Online conflict tends to advance social movements rather than undermine them, according to new research from McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management.

Plants & Animals Aug 8, 2026

Butterfly ranges shift worldwide amid climate change, with most species expanding their reach

A global analysis of range-shift records for 1,758 butterfly species—10% of known butterfly species—found that 80% had expanded their range and that 79% of all recorded range shifts were linked to climate change and extreme ...

Evolution Aug 7, 2026

The creatures born from code: Generative AI threatens to upend citizen science records

You need to tread carefully among the leaf litter of the Indonesian scrubland and its tropical rainforests. The dead leaves might seem caught in a gentle breeze, but there's more here than meets the eye. Try plucking one ...

Ecology Aug 5, 2026

Butterflies are on the move as the planet warms: New research

Imagine spotting a butterfly species in your garden that you have never seen before. You might take a photo and upload it to a citizen science app or tell a local nature group about your new encounter. It feels like a small ...

Environment Aug 3, 2026

HOAs are often barriers to sustainable landscaping and solar energy. Here's how they could be bridges instead

If you build a house in the United States today, there's a good chance you'll be living under the dictates of a neighborhood homeowners association—roughly two out of every three new homes are in an HOA, as are a third of ...

Evolution Aug 3, 2026

Some tropical butterflies live surprisingly long lives. Is it their high‑protein diet?

Butterflies are charismatic, colorful and cherished around the world. One of the most diverse groups of insects, with more than 19,000 described species, they inspire international organizations such as the North American ...

Evolution Aug 2, 2026

Supergene solves evolutionary puzzle of mirror-image flowers

The left-right asymmetry of South African butterfly lilies (genus Wachendorfia) has been regarded as a classic evolutionary puzzle for more than a century. Due to the mirror-image arrangement of the floral parts, the plants ...

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