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Children's books and TV shows are full of animals, but how well do kids really know the natural world?
Butterflies and moths share "blocks" of DNA dating back more than 200 million years, new research shows.
Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.
The Xerces Blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces) was native to the coastal dunes of San Francisco, in the United States. As the city grew, much of the butterfly's habitat was destroyed and its population was relegated to Golden ...
The family, wing length and wing color of tropical butterflies all influence their ability to withstand rising temperatures, say a team led by ecologists at the University of Cambridge. The researchers believe this could ...
Summer and winter seasons constitute vastly different living conditions for animals and plants in many parts of the world. So how have different organisms evolved to cope with this variation? A study by researchers at Stockholm ...
Butterflies are being hit hardest by urban growth. Shrinking habitats and food availability are causing their populations to decline. The same applies to many wild bees that fly early in spring.
If you've ever wondered how the monarch butterfly got its spots, University of Georgia researchers may have just found the answer.
When introducing a new species to science, taxonomists always get to choose its scientific name. And while there are some general rules to naming, there's also relative freedom.
Tropical butterflies with bigger, longer and narrower wings are better able to stay cool when temperatures get too hot.
