Museum collections reveal worldwide spread of butterfly disease
Butterfly collections are a common sight in museums, their brightly colored wings and unique patterns drawing the eyes of ...
Earth.com1d
Butterfly effect in reverse: Climate change turns havens into traps
Study warns that climate change is rapidly shrinking mountain habitats, threatening two-thirds of butterfly species with extinction by 2070.
Smithsonian Magazine22d
U.S. Butterflies Are Disappearing at Drastic Rates, With One in Five Gone Since 2000
A team of more than 30 researchers analyzed 12.6 million butterfly sightings across 76,000 population surveys. They found ...
Mountaintops contain many diverse clusters of butterfly species, but climate change may turn habitats into traps
A Yale-led study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, ...
Environment News Service (ENS)2d
Butterflies: Magnificent Victims of Intense Climate Change
Climate change is altering butterfly habitats, turning their species-rich, mountain refuges into traps, finds new research by ...
The Washington Post28d
Butterflies in the U.S. are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
Butterflies are rapidly fluttering out of existence from coast to coast, according to a new assessment published Thursday, at a rate that scientists worry could upend ecosystems and undercut ...
CNN26d
America’s butterflies are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first ...
New York Post27d
America’s butterflies are disappearing at ‘catastrophic’ rate
America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first ...