On the 25th anniversary of the project that brought the large blue butterfly back from near extinction in the United Kingdom, ecologists are for the first time publishing the decades of research that ...

Butterfly wings get their color in ways that almost feel impossible. Up close, each wing is made of countless tiny scales that either hold pigment or manipulate light. The oranges, reds, and browns ...

Colorful Heliconius butterflies have a wide variety of wing patterns and an amazing ability to mimic the appearance of other butterfly species. They also split into many species during a short ...

This animated film shows the life cycle of a butterfly and a frog, and takes us through the human life cycle. It explores common animal life cycles and shows how the ‘circle of life’ operates in ...

DENVER (KDVR) — In the last 20 years, butterfly populations dropped by 22% across the U.S., according to a study published Thursday in “Science,” with some help of a Denver metro area nonprofit. The ...

HOLDERNESS — Squam Lakes Natural Science Center invites community members to take part in three butterfly-focused community ...

Today on the Science Talk podcast, Alexis Gambis, a New York University biologist and independent filmmaker, speaks about making Son of Monarchs,which won the 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize ...

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Scientists are learning that butterfly wings are more than just a pretty adornment. Once thought to be made up of non-living cells, new research suggests that portions of a butterfly wing are actually ...

Professor Art Shapiro holds the first cabbage white butterfly of the year in 2015. (Kathy Keatley Garvey/UC Davis) You can contribute to science and win a pitcher of beer by competing in Professor Art ...