When a butterfly crosses your path, it’s only natural to take a pause to register such natural beauty and splendor. Like catching sight of a rainbow, seeing a butterfly feels like a special and ...

The shift from warm summer to cool fall conditions can be stressful for many animals. Surviving each season requires a ...

With a flutter and flap of wings, monarch butterflies soar through the air and float from flower to flower at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa. Everyone in the Ivey-Caldwell family gives ...

A major milestone has been reached, with experts across Europe, including those at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge ...

Humans seem to be drawn to butterflies. Maybe it's their colors, or the way they drift around on the slightest of breezes.

Thanks to an IAEA database and the use of stable isotope methods, scientists can determine the migration path of several types of insects, including butterflies. In a study recently published in the ...