Butterfly collections are a common sight in museums, their brightly colored wings and unique patterns drawing the eyes of ...

A Yale-led study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, ...

In a first, physicists have directly seen Hofstadter’s butterfly—a long-sought-after fractal in the quantum realm ...

Over the past 20 years the U.S. butterfly population has declined 22%, a dramatic loss that has scientists concerned. "The easy number to think about is the total number of butterflies in your yard.

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 ...

Last year was one of the worst on record for butterflies in the UK, conservationists have said. The UK Butterfly Monitoring ...

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 ...

Researchers identified over 100 species that have dropped by more than 50 percent in the last two decades: "This is a wake-up call." Researchers compiled data on more than five hundred butterfly ...

Amazing Butterflies is an interactive maze all about the impressive life cycles of butterflies. It will be on display at Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter through May 5, 2025.

Pittsburgh Opera’s production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” looks to do something a bit different. It’s not invoking ...

Butterflies are rapidly fluttering out of existence from coast to coast, according to a new assessment published Thursday, at a rate that scientists worry could upend ecosystems and undercut ...