About 70 per cent of the species on Earth are insects. They are fundamental components of most ecosystems: they comprise half of the biomass on the planet, pollinate flowers, decompose dead organic ...

It’s been roughly 80 years since the Xerces blue butterfly was last spotted flitting about on pastel wings across coastal California sand dunes. But scientists are still learning about the insect. The ...

This is the 93-year-old Xerces blue butterfly specimen that researchers collected tissue samples from for this study. Field Museum The Xerces blue butterfly has the dubious distinction of being the ...

The chirrup of a cricket. The stark flash of orange and black wings fluttering around flowers. The drunken looping flight of ...

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

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The beautiful Xerces blue butterfly was a distinct species, according to a new study. It hasn't been seen alive since 1943. Reading time 3 minutes Scientists say they’ve confirmed a decades-old ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The first insectile casualty of human activity in the United States was ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium joined a network of scientists contributing to nationwide research and publication on insect numbers and climate change. The Butterfly ...

Climate change is an important contributor to insect declines around the world, according to a new study published in the scientific journal PNAS that examined continuous long-term monitoring of ...