
Monarch butterfly listed as endangered on the IUCN red list
On Thursday, officials at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced the addition...

Surprise wasps and bacterium complicate butterfly study
The introduction of new species to other territories could have unforeseen consequences. According to a study published...

Butterfly Effect bridge offers safe passage for pollinators
As a result of the Our Energy Our Landscape design challenge, Dutch design studio VenhoevenCS, landscape architecture...

California’s Monarch butterfly population hits 'potentially catastrophic' low in 2018
California’s Monarch butterfly population hit a record low in 2018 after dropping a whopping 86 percent from...

Street artist paints huge lifelike murals of butterflies
Graffiti artist Mantra is livening up cities with magnificent nature murals. The France-based self-taught painter...

Black butterfly wings provide inspiration for superior solar cells
Researchers recently took cues from butterflies to design thin film solar cells that can better absorb light. The...

Raku Inoue crafts delicate insect sculptures from colorful flowers
Even those scared of bugs won’t be able to resist the exquisite beauty of Raku Inoue’s insect sculptures. Crafted...

Curvaceous green landscape near Edinburgh Castle will hide buildings underneath
Scotland’s historic Edinburgh Castle may date back to the 12th century, but the landscape next door is getting...

San Francisco man singlehandedly revives a rare butterfly species in his own backyard
The California Pipevine Swallowtail butterflies used to flutter about San Francisco aplenty, but their populations...

HOW TO: Attracting pollinators: Flowers that encourage bees, butterflies, and birds to visit
What is a Pollinator? noun \ˈpä-lə-ˌnā-tər\ : one that pollinates: as a : an agent (such as an insect)...

DIY: How to Build an Insect Hotel from Found Materials
Some of you might think it's crazy to start thinking about gardening when winter is just getting started, but the...