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The outlook for monarch butterflies isn't great right now. In fact, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, just added North America's monarchs to its list of endangered species.
Conservationists who are already suing to block a geothermal power plant where an endangered toad lives in western Nevada are now seeking U.S. protection for a rare butterfly at another geothermal project the developer plans ...
Most people don't realize how hard it is to be a butterfly. They live in a dangerous world, facing environmental challenges like habitat loss and climate change. They also have to contend with predators, including birds, ...
Jackie Minett is a tour guide at Butterfly World in Coconut Creek, Florida, dubbed the "butterfly capital of the world." She leads children and seniors, some tourists, some Floridians, around the gardens to gawk at butterflies: ...
An online database developed at the University of Sussex which documents pollinator-plant interactions, could help the public understand how to plant for pollinators and support biodiversity.
In a win for biodiversity, CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has revealed 139 new species were named and described by its researchers and partners in the past year. With only about 25 percent of Australia's species ...
Agri-environment schemes can significantly increase local bird and butterfly populations without damaging food production, a long-term research project has found.
The top side of the Kallima butterfly's wings are brightly colored, featuring vibrant bands of deep blue, black, and orange. But when this butterfly flaps its wings, the undersides reveal a sharp contrast—they are shades ...
Research drawing on the quantum "anti-butterfly effect" solves a longstanding experimental problem in physics and establishes a method for benchmarking the performance of quantum computers.
Greek firefighters battled wildfires on three fronts Monday as flames destroyed around 2,200 hectares (5,400 acres) of woodland in one of the country's most important protected habitats.
