CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Some of the millions of monarch butterflies that migrate from Canada to Mexico are here in Cleveland.
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History posted beautiful video of hundreds of the insects on Facebook Wednesday. The video was shot by Ashley Hall, the museum's educator, at Whiskey Island's Wendy Park.
Two readers discuss their efforts to support the migration of wild monarchs.
Researchers find a gene that plays a critical role in determining whether monarchs are migratory, along with details about their origins and coloring.
Good initial steps have been taken, but more is needed to address a complex problem.
From the iridescent blue wings of the Eumaeus atala butterfly to the painted lady’s signature fiery orange, it’s no secret butterflies have some pretty captivating flappers. For a long time, it seemed as if the insects achieved such radiance through sets of lifeless cells. But now, new research suggests a butterfly’s wings actually contain a network of living cells that serve a key purpose: to carefully regulate wing temperature.
The showy colors of some butterflies could advertise their speed and nimbleness, much like a coat of bright yellow paint on a sports car. A new study shows birds can learn to recognize these visual cues, avoiding not only butterflies they've failed to nab in the past but similar-looking species as well.
Spatchcocking, or butterflying, a whole turkey, chicken or any other bird is a great way to make moist, delicious birds that are browned all over and evenly cooked in less time. It's a simple matter of cutting out the bird's backbone, a deboning process that is easy and painless with good kitchen or poultry shears.
It is the time of year when monarch butterflies have enthralled me over much of the past three decades. Ever since studying and teaching about them, I have always enjoyed
The extreme heat wave earlier this summer was a disaster for nestlings in the Pacific Northwest. With climate change, these intense hot spells will become more frequent, ultimately threatening bird populations.
Sensors, cameras and blockchain among the solutions informing decisions for aquaculture organizations.
Scientists have developed a forecast model for predicting mass bird migrations, based in part on weather patterns.
When birds set out for a long journey, they don’t need roads and they certainly don’t need road maps. They learn the route from others or intuit it from their DNA, an urge to point their bodies one way at a certain time of year and stop flying a few thousand miles later. To understand these journeys better, …
Migratory birds have made their thousand-mile flights for millennia, but we are just now learning to map their mesmerizing journeys.
Migratory birds are facing changing insect hatches and tree blooms. How can they adapt? And how can you help?
Butterfly facts -everything strange, unusual or bizarre about butterflies is revealed here!
Migratory birds can glide over very long distances with minimal wing-flapping, thanks to their strategic use of rising warm air currents. A new study has found that the birds use two basic sensory cues, combined with reinforcement learning algorithms (RLA), to navigate this turbulent environment.
New research suggests living cells on the butterfly wing help it regulate temperature.
Did you know fish migrate just like birds? Migratory fish play an important role in nature. Think about the ways we can work to keep rivers open so fish can ...
A Japanese flutist advanced at a Danish competition despite having a butterfly land near her eyebrows.
Breakthrough article reveals multiple mechanisms for wing transparency in butterflies and moths; shows that wing transparency has evolved multiple times in lepidopterans.