Challenging times are ahead for smaller, lighter-colored butterflies as Earth’s climate continues to warm, a new study has found. Unlike their relatives with larger wings and darker colors, small ...

Red butterflies aren’t just pretty visitors in the wild; they’re symbols of passion, vitality, and transformation. Found in ...

After realizing I couldn’t name most of the plants in my neighborhood, I downloaded a plant identification app. It was a great way to connect with my surroundings. “Plant identification starts when we ...

Delias sambawana, a butterfly that hails from Indonesia, at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace and phylogeny by Hillis, Zwickl, and Gutell When Akito Kawahara ...

Figure 1: The impacts of historical drought on sensitive butterfly species. Figure 2: Scenarios of land-use change and aridity in a future climate. To explore impacts of possible land-use change, we ...

Contrasting colours: The blue colour in the scales of a female Junonia rhadama butterfly is due to the scales' nanoscale structure, not their chemical pigmentation. (Courtesy: Rachel Thayer) The ...

The scientist who dedicated the pretty, light-blue colored species to the 23-year-old called it ‘Iryna’s Azure’ ...