For the first time in California, citizen scientists can join the effort to track monarch butterflies thanks to Blu+, a new ...

As the sunlight hours get longer and the temperatures begin to climb, I’m eager to start enjoying more time in my yard. Soon, I’ll be filling the planter boxes on my deck with colorful flowers. Last ...

Adding nectar-rich flowers isn’t the only thing horticulturists, entomologists, and the like recommend if you want butterflies to flock to your garden. With a few ingredients you probably already have ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Tampa teacher is inspiring others to help the monarch butterfly by helping them create their own butterfly gardens, while working to get more in schools. Gloria Brooks teaches ...

A major milestone has been reached, with experts across Europe, including those at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK, sequencing 1,000 species of butterflies and moths. This includes ...

Native to Southeast Asia, the butterfly pea plant (Clitoria ternatea) has edible leaves that are often dried or ground into a powder. It’s sometimes labeled blue matcha. The woody and earthy flavor ...

An international team of scientists have identified nine new species of butterflies using a combination of geographical, ...

Early on in the invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian officials claimed that the Russians were using PFM-1 air-dropped anti-personnel mines. Also known as butterfly mines, petals, green parrots, or even ...