Researchers discovered how a butterfly parasite has silently affected butterflies for over a century using museum samples.

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

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A new study compiling butterfly surveys across the country found a 22% overall decline, while seven species found in Maine declined by more than 50%. An error has ...

Jeffrey Parkin (he/him) has been writing video game guides for Polygon for almost seven years. He has learned to love just about every genre of game that exists. “The Butterfly Collector” is a ...

CHICAGO — While monarch butterfly numbers are up this year, the rest of the butterfly population is nose diving and quickly, according to a new study. Dr. Doug Taron PhD is chief curator ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The number of monarch butterflies that spent the winter in Mexico doubled this year, giving hope for ...

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is reconsidering adding protections to the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

By doing our part and emphasizing the importance of these creatures, butterflies may face a more stable and hopeful future. The post Why More Than 1% of This Insect Species Disappears Each Year ...

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 ...