When a butterfly crosses your path, it’s only natural to take a pause to register such natural beauty and splendor. Like catching sight of a rainbow, seeing a butterfly feels like a special and ...

A Yale-led study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from refuges into traps. Think of it as the "butterfly ...

Butterfly abundance in the continental United States has crashed some 22% in only 20 years across 554 species counted, an alarming new scientific study involving Michigan State University found.

The Endangered Species Act is no help yet.

Plant it and they will come. Believe it or not, it really is that simple when it comes to butterfly host plants. Scatter dill seeds among your lovely pink cosmos, and soon you’ll see swallowtail ...

BOSTON (AP) -- Historic butterfly communities in Massachusetts are dwindling and being rapidly replaced by their southern relatives, according to a Harvard study released Sunday. The study outlines ...

An iconic butterfly that waits out the cold months along the California coast each year may soon get added protections. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the monarch butterfly as ...

Durrell Kapan propped himself on his elbows to inspect a shrubby plant. He peered through a monocular in search of a sign that a pioneering experiment to restore something missing from these coastal ...

Butterflies play a crucial role in pollination and serve as a food source for other species, making their decline a significant ecological concern. Researchers analyzed data from more than 76,000 ...