Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blue-purple member of the Plectranthus genus grows out in nature. - Sky Sailom Sangdad/Shutterstock Butterflies are more than ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 80 years ago, a beautiful butterfly called Xerces Blue that once fluttered among San Francisco's coastal dunes went extinct as stately homes, museums and parks ate up ...

Pollinator gardens don't just attract pretty insects for you to admire. They support local ecosystems, provided you grow ...

Jana Johnson was a struggling grad student in 2003 when she first met the butterfly that would change her life. She was 34, with two little boys and a crumbling marriage. Her research into the effect ...

As we begin the month of July, we find ourselves in an interesting moment in the year. Most of the birds have already had their first round of chicks, and some species may try for another round of ...

Although there are over 17,500 species of butterflies in the world, only about 4% of them can be found in the US, with the most often sighted being the cabbage white butterfly. Therefore, it’s no ...

This Pennsylvania botanical garden features an indoor butterfly atrium filled with tropical plants and fluttering butterflies ...