Butterfly Conservation poll is open until 7 June with choice of 60 species from small tortoiseshells to purple emperors ...

A "conservation success story" has seen a British butterfly species coaxed in to a new county. The purple emperor is a relatively common sight in the south of England but until last summer was ...

For most forms of life, coloration is synonymous with the presence of a pigment that absorbs some wavelengths and reflects others. But butterflies and birds are different. Their wings and features ...

For a few weeks in July, groups of people can be found wandering English woods carrying strange produce - including rotting fish, Stinking Bishop cheese and dirty nappies. They're out to bait the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...