A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly. The National Science Foundation's NoirLab released the picture on Wednesday. The glowing "wings" ...

Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in Mexico. Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys ...

Butterflies exhibit striking differences between males and females, a phenomenon called sexual dimorphism. These variations, impacting size, colour, behaviour, and lifespan, are driven by evolutionary ...

Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. The sharp-eyed birds lift into flight the moment you open the door. The ...

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 ...

Daniel Dae Kim’s new spy drama, Butterfly, is a thrilling watch from start to finish. The first season ended on a heartbreaking cliffhanger that has us all questioning one main character’s motives. Is ...

When folded in rest, the Mission blue butterfly’s wings are grey and dotted with black — no more special than a common house moth’s. Unfolded, this furry insect’s wings are iridescent and azure, ...

Hummingbirds aren't the only spring-time animals on the move across Georgia. Sightings of monarch butterflies have been seen predominantly near southern cities like Savannah and St. Mary's, according ...

The monarch butterfly population has declined in recent decades, leading to a proposed listing as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. People can help monarch butterflies by planting milkweed, ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it ...

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 ...