In a remote corner of Costa Rica, a former cattle pasture has been restored as a lush rainforest, thanks to one family and ...

Butterfly wings get their color in ways that almost feel impossible. Up close, each wing is made of countless tiny scales that either hold pigment or manipulate light. The oranges, reds, and browns ...

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh is set to give wings to a new symbol of its natural heritage, with the striking blue tiger butterfly (Tirumala limniace) proposed for recognition as the state butterfly. If ...

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The iridescent blue of butterfly wings has inspired researchers to find a solution to a challenge previously considered insurmountable - dynamically tuning advanced optical processes at visible ...

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MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU)— The endangered Karner blue butterfly, once scarce in Michigan, is making a notable comeback, particularly in the western part of the Lower Peninsula. The butterfly ...

TWIN LAKE, MI – Several small, silvery-winged butterflies flitted among the native spotted bee balm and butterfly milkweed growing under the hot, summer sun at Muskegon State Game Area. Wildlife ...

A butterfly that went extinct decades ago after the destruction of its Bay Area habitat is now the driving force behind its restoration with the help of a close relative now fluttering in its terrain.

The new butterfly species is very similar to a known species that lives over 800 miles away, posing a mystery about how the two ended up so far apart. Photo by P. Boyer In the high elevations of the ...