The Academy of Hebrew Languages changed the Hebrew name of the Melitaea ornata butterfly from Kitmit Yerushalayim (Orange Jerusalem) to Kitmit Ariel (Orange Ariel).The post Butterfly renamed in honor ...

Honoring the Bibas childrenYarden, who returned from Hamas captivity on February 1, donated his sons’ toys to Assuta Ashdod ...

Each year the National Garden Bureau chooses plants of the year. I always look forward to which plants they pick and learning ...

He had only just moved to Maine and was in love with photographing butterflies, even the common ones. He was struck by their beauty. The small bright orange butterflies have complex black markings ...

The WWF recommends people incorporate milkweed in their yards and gardens to attract the iconic, orange butterflies. Before buying milkweed, nature lovers should know what variety is native to ...

He was with Claudia when he caught a brown and orange butterfly and noticed on the underside of its wings a smidge of silver shaped like a question mark. Curious, he bought a guidebook that told ...

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.

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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 ...

Butterflies, known for their beauty and vital role in pollination, are vanishing from U.S. landscapes at an alarming rate. A comprehensive study, published Thursday in the journal Science, found ...