Although every species on the planet somehow plays a role in maintaining the ecosystem, there are some species whose absence ...

Scientists have confirmed that the Atlas blue butterfly carries the most chromosomes of any animal, with 229 pairs. Unlike duplication, its chromosomes split apart, reshaping its genome in surprising ...

Every year, as the days shorten and the temperature drops, billions of animals that migrate embark on one of nature's greatest spectacles: the winter migration. This massive movement is a critical ...

When a wounded monarch butterfly arrived at a Long Island wildlife center this summer, its chances of survival looked grim.

McKay also highlighted native plants and their role in ecosystems. Native plants and animals rely on each other, and when one ...

The tiny traveler underwent a wild new surgery to receive a replacement wing from a similarly sized dead butterfly at Sweetbriar Nature Center, footage shows.

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Large butterfly-like insects known as Kalligrammatid lacewings, which fluttered through Eurasian fern- and cycad-filled woodland during the Mesozoic Era, have been extinct for more than 120 million ...

The first insectile casualty of human activity in the United States was recorded around 80 years ago, new research has confirmed. The insect, the Xerces blue butterfly, died out in the mid-20th ...

The most extensive and systematic insect monitoring program ever undertaken in North America shows that butterfly abundance in Ohio declined yearly by 2%, resulting in an overall 33% drop for the 21 ...

On a wooded hillside along the banks of the Allegheny River, Gabrielle Marsden brushed up against an oblong leaf: Asimina ...

Are animals shaking up the rules of hairstyling? That’s what it seems like, judging from hairstyling trends of these past few weeks that draw inspiration from nature, if not from an actual bestiary.