Development is like a caterpillar that undergoes a process to improve itself. It turns into a beautiful butterfly and continuously adds speckles of colors to its wings as it matures and adapts to ...

The findings challenge previous assumptions about butterfly migration and highlight the role of phenotypic plasticity.

The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises ... 5 to 12 times per second — much more slowly than the average butterfly, who flaps ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in ...

Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love. Flowers have long been symbolic of that special connection between people.