The finding may appear initially appear counterintuitive for butterflies like warm weather. However, the issue is not just about warmer air; the effects of climate change (whatever the causes) are ...

Conservationists are warning of a 'butterfly emergency' as an annual UK survey recorded the lowest-ever result in its 14-year history. The Big Butterfly Count, organised by Butterfly Conservation over ...

Researchers are investigating whether a rare British butterfly could be reared from eggs frozen in liquid nitrogen in an effort to safeguard the future of the species. The survival of the British ...

Warming in Great Britain appears to have given a little brown and orange butterfly an edge. The brown argus butterfly has spread about 49 miles (79 kilometers) northward on the island over 20 years, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A groundbreaking project has been launched to help protect one of the UK’s most spectacular insects. The British Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon britannicus) is found exclusively in East Anglia ...

WASHINGTON - Global warming is rescuing the once-rare brown Argus butterfly, scientists say. Climate change is threatening the existence of many species, such as the giant polar bear. But in the case ...

WASHINGTON — Global warming is rescuing the once-rare brown Argus butterfly, scientists say. Man-made climate is threatening the existence of many species, such as the giant polar bear. But in the ...

A new study shows it is possible to predict how fast a population will spread and reveals the importance of habitat conservation in helping threatened species survive environmental change. The ...

Many British butterflies and moths have been responding to warmer temperatures by emerging earlier in the year and for the first time scientists have identified why this is creating winners and losers ...