When introducing a new species to science, taxonomists always get to choose its scientific name. And while there are some general rules to naming, there's also relative freedom. Often, new species are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Butterfly abundance in the continental United States has crashed some 22% in only 20 years across 554 species counted, an alarming ...

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are home to many important butterfly sites, says authority.

Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists at the University of Bristol have found. A region of their brain, known as the mushroom body due to its shape, ...

The monarch butterfly, an unmistakable sign of spring, is now considered an endangered species at risk of extinction. The International Union for Conservation added the monarch butterfly to its Red ...

Monarch butterflies can fly dozens of miles in a day. They are an astonishing and intrepid species in North America. But in some places, populations of the migratory monarch butterfly, an iconic ...

Austin Ajit has gained greater insights from the natural world than from academic studies, exploring diverse interests beyond ...

Conservationists at the Minnesota Zoo say recovery efforts for one of North America's most endangered butterfly species are giving them renewed optimism about the species' future.

The Fender’s blue butterfly has fluttered away from the brink of extinction. The species, once so rare it was thought to be extinct, is no longer considered endangered, according to a January 11 news ...

The survey helps scientists understand where some of the country's most common butterflies and day-flying moths are doing ...

Some butterflies possess a remarkable defense mechanism, appearing to have two heads. A recent study examined over 900 ...