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 ...

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 ...

A radical departure from the more street-friendly sound of its predecessor, To Pimp A Butterfly—which was released on March 15, 2015—saw the Compton lyricist boldly experiment with avant-garde ...

The number of monarch butterflies overwintering this year in Mexico has nearly doubled, according to the annual census released last week by the World Wildlife Fund in Mexico and their partners.

But many other insects—including beetles, flies, moths and butterflies—also visit flowers to feed on nectar and pollen. In doing so, they can play an essential role in pollinating plants.

What sounded like leaves rustling in the wind was the flickering wings of thousands of monarch butterflies as they flitted through the oyamel fir forest. I opened my eyes and sat on the forest floor, ...

And March 12 is National Plant a Flower Day, the perfect day to bask in the sunlight and plant flowers that will help pollinators like the endangered eastern monarch butterfly. The sun is out ...

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The Florida white is among the butterflies experiencing the most drastic population loss, according to a new study. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 Butterfly populations ...

New research shows butterfly populations have fallen dramatically over the past two decades, but there’s a lot you can do to help these fluttering flower-lovers, even if all you’ve got is a ...