An international team of scientists have identified nine new species of butterflies using a combination of geographical, ...

Hopefully, it’s a problem that butterfly researchers won’t have to face for too much longer. A new museum research project, known as AMISTAD, is combining ancient DNA, modern computing technology and ...

July is a month of maturing. The growth that was so prevalent last month now reaches the next step. Bird nests that held eggs (and then nestlings) are now abandoned as the young, wearing coats of ...

An international team discovered new types of butterflies that lay hidden in plain sight at the Natural History Museum.

Akito Kawahara remembers being eight years old when he went on a special tour of the insect collection at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. He marveled at the vast array of ...

Insects and the plants they depend on are migrating in response to climate change, but not always in the same way.

There are nearly 20,000 butterfly species in the world today. About 750 species inhabit the U.S. alone. With so many butterflies in the world, one would think they would band together to improve their ...

Endangered monarch butterflies are fluttering at a local family farm. A new attraction at Lakeland Orchard & Cidery, featuring gentle butterflies and vibrant flowers, provides guests with a new, ...

I don’t care how cynical you are, you will be delighted at the sight of butterflies in your garden or backyard. Not only are these colorful insects beautiful, they pollinate plants, attract birds, ...

Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, ants, praying mantises and insects of all kinds have taken over Leu Gardens, and they’re bigger than most visitors might expect. But rather than minuscule critters ...