America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first countrywide ...

Monarch butterflies are found across America, but are generally broken into eastern and western groups by the natural divide of the Rocky Mountains. California's monarch butterfly numbers are at an ...

A recent report found that the Eastern population of the monarch butterflies in North America is still suffering from long-term population decline. If the trend continues, the iconic monarch ...

New research shows butterfly populations have fallen dramatically over the past two decades, but there’s a lot you can do to help these fluttering flower-lovers, even if all you’ve got is a single pot ...

For my 11th birthday, I received a perfect, weird, road-trip amusement: a book filled with pictures and descriptions to help kids decode the splatters of insects that smacked into the front of a ...

Counting butterflies could actually help to reduce anxiety, a new study has found. Researchers from wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation and the University of Derby in the United Kingdom found that ...

Castelló d’Empúries, Spain — Each week for the last 25 summers, biologist Constantí Stefanescu has walked a line through a series of fields in Catalonia, counting butterflies. On a sun-beaten day last ...

Butterflies' flight trajectories often appear random or chaotic, but their hovering patterns can potentially provide critical design insights for developing micro aerial vehicles with flapping wings.

There’s no doubt that butterflies are very special insects that are meaningful to see or dream about. Whether or not you are either a spiritual or religious person, there's a good chance you've ...