Butterfly : Science World Report

Jan 28, 2016 03:51 PM EST

Monarch Butterfly Wings Reveal Clues to Their Birthplaces

Scientists may have found a bit more about California's overwintering monarch butterflies.

Nov 28, 2015 06:37 AM EST

Monarch Butterfly's Seasonal Migration May Lower Infection Levels

The seasonal monarch butterfly migration may actually lower infection levels among the insects.

Oct 07, 2015 03:07 PM EDT

Climate Change Causes Butterflies to Shrink in Greenland

Butterflies may be shrinking in the high Arctic. Scientists have found that butterflies in Greenland have become smaller in response to increasing temperatures associated with climate change.

Sep 14, 2015 06:55 AM EDT

Monarch Butterflies Take Flight in Migration to Mexico as Population Plummets

Each year, a tiny insect conducts one of the most staggering migrations for any animal. The monarch butterfly flies 3,000 miles from Canada and the U.S. to Mexico for the winter.

Aug 19, 2015 10:56 AM EDT

A New Model Can Help With Climate Change From The Butterfly Effect

The atmosphere is so unstable that a butterfly flapping its wings can, famously, change the course of weather patterns. The celebrated "butterfly effect" also means that the reliability of weather forecasts drops sharply beyond 10 days.

Aug 11, 2015 09:33 AM EDT

Climate Change: Butterfly Species Face Extinction by 2050 as Droughts Worsen

Severe drought isn't just impacting crops. It could also cause butterflies to go extinct by 2050.

Jun 29, 2015 10:07 AM EDT

Monarch Butterfly Species Faces Critical Decline: 80 Percent in 2 Decades

The monarch butterfly population is declining at a rapid rate and now, researchers have calculated by exactly how much.

May 12, 2015 09:40 AM EDT

Wine Grape Vineyards May Help Butterfly Conservation

There may be more incentives to create wine. It turns out that wine grape vineyards are causing an increase in butterflies in Washington.

Oct 02, 2014 07:53 AM EDT

The Genetic Secrets Behind the Monarch Marathoners

Scientists have taken a closer look at the genes that underlie the monarch's famous traits in an effort to better understand the insect with one of the largest migrations in the world.

Aug 06, 2014 08:19 AM EDT

Butterfly Changes from Drab Brown to Brilliant Blue After Scientists Influence Its Evolution

Scientists are using a butterfly's brilliant hues to their advantage. They've managed to change the color of butterfly wings by influencing the insect's evolution.

Aug 01, 2014 07:36 AM EDT

Scientists Construct the Evolutionary History of Butterflies with New DNA Advances

Scientists are learning a bit more about butterflies; they've traced nearly 3,000 genes to find the earliest common ancestor of butterflies and moths, creating an extensive evolutionary tree.

Jul 29, 2014 07:35 AM EDT

Invertebrate Numbers Nearly Halve as Human Population Doubles

The human population is spreading out across the globe. Unfortunately, this spread is destroying habitat and ecosystems for other animals. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at some of the smaller denizens on our planet: invertebrates.