Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Butterflies, with their intricate wing structures and vibrant colors, have served as a muse for numerous technological innovations ...

LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — An effort is taking wing in Lansing to recognize a nickel-sized insect as Michigan’s official state butterfly. House Bill 5306, introduced earlier this month with more than 50 ...

During the Industrial Revolution, the light, speckled British peppered moth stood out against the soot-darkened trees and city walls. This stark contrast led to the evolution of darker coloration as ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found an unusual ally in the quest to make cancer diagnosis faster, more accurate and more accessible worldwide: the Morpho butterfly. Known ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego have discovered a unique way to analyze the extent of fibrosis using butterfly wings. The team specifically ...

Many butterflies develop wing patterns that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators. While growing complex body parts like wings involves many genes, the difference between two ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Blue Morpho butterflies are back at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly house to kick off the spring break season. Celebrating the final days of winter, more than 1,500 blue morpho ...

The endangered Palos Verdes blue butterfly, a symbol of conservation efforts in the South Bay, is the subject of a recently launched mural project created to help inspire youth and raise environmental ...

A monarch butterfly with a ripped-off wing was miraculously able to fly again thanks to a first-of-its kind wing transplant at a nature preserve on Long Island. This surgery was a total metamorphosis!

A warming climate has helped some to flourish, researchers say, but the outlook is troubling.