Guy Tudor, Whose Art Brought Obscure Birds to Life, Dies at 91

A self-taught ornithologist, he won a MacArthur fellowship for his precise, resplendent illustrations that appeared in ...
WLRN

Some monarch butterfly populations are declining in Florida. Here's why

Habitat loss, pesticides and disease have made those encounters increasingly rare. Local entomologists and residents are taking action to help bring them back to our gardens.
WUFT

North Central Florida's monarch butterfly population is declining. Here's why

Habitat loss, pesticides and disease have made those encounters increasingly rare. Local entomologists and residents are taking action to help bring them back to our gardens.
Oregonian

The surprising reason butterflies keep leaving your garden — and the simple fix that brings them back

CORVALLIS — Fragile, beautiful and fascinating, butterflies flutter into Oregon gardens and often just as quickly disappear again. It isn’t because they want to leave, said Heather Stoven, an ...
AOL

This Simple Fruit Trick Could Be The Key To A Garden Full Of Beautiful Butterflies

You do not need to plant anything new if you want the key to attracting more butterflies. Instead, you could try a simple trick using something you already have in your kitchen: lemon peels. While ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Butterflies Can Live 25 Times Longer Than Their Relatives. They Might Provide Insights Into Healthy Aging in Humans

Most butterflies have short lives. Once one emerges from its chrysalis, it usually flies around for just a few weeks, then it dies. But some species of tropical butterfly can live for up to almost a ...
CNN

An unusual strategy helps some tropical butterflies live 25 times longer than their relatives

Since most butterflies live a short time, fluttering between colorful flowers for a few weeks before dying, a few rare exceptions have stumped scientists. Now, some long-lived tropical butterfly ...
The Atlantic

The Butterfly Longevity Diet

For most butterfly species, an adult’s life is brief and—with all due respect to butterflies—unextraordinary. After emerging from its chrysalis, a butterfly will stretch its new wings and set off in ...
ksby

Atascadero opens monarch butterfly habitat along migration route

A new monarch butterfly habitat opened in Atascadero, giving migrating butterflies what officials call a "vital rest stop" along the California coast. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Tuesday to ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Butterflies win big: Norfolk Botanical Garden’s butterfly house voted best in U.S.

It’s still early in the season, but some butterflies have already returned to Norfolk Botanical Garden. On a warm but comfortable weekday in late May, several monarch butterflies already had begun to ...
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A simple call brings butterflies

A sweet lip sync captures the fluttery feeling of love after a simple call. Little boy stomped to death for 'sneaking Skittles' during 2-day visitation with dad he did not want to visit WNBA makes ...