Decline in monarch butterfly population not because of migration: Study

The ‘migration mortality’ hypothesis, highlighted by two scientific journals, is not backed by data, says the study’s author …

अस्तित्व की लड़ाई

मोनार्क मिल्कवीड के बिना जीवित नहीं रह सकते, इसलिए इन तितलियों ने मिल्कवीड की विषाक्तता को बर्दाश्त करने और जल्दी मौत से खुद को ...

Sip those blues away

The rich hue of butterfly pea flower comes packed with therapeutic values

उड़ान और आकार पर असर डाल रहा है तितलियों का पलायन

तितलियां मौसम के आधार पर सैकड़ों किलोमीटर से अधिक लंबी दूरी तय कर सकती हैं। तितलियां प्रजनन के दौरान अपेक्षाकृत कम दूरी तय करती ...

Scientists develop high-yielding pea variety

Scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research developed a pea variety that bears more flowers per stalk and therefore yields more …

World's largest butterfly faces extinction due to Papua New Guinea’s palm oil industry

But a new conservation project brings hope for these rare and endangered butterflies

जलवायु परिवर्तन से अल्पाइन तितलियों की प्रजातियों को हो सकता है नुकसान

शोधकर्ताओं ने ऊंचे क्षेत्रों में रहने वाली (अल्पाइन) तितलियों की प्रजातियों पर जलवायु परिवर्तन के प्रभावों का आकलन किया

Monarch butterflies face risk of extinction due to habitat loss

The number of monarch butterflies in hibernation colonies of Mexico has reached a 20-year low, says report

Leonardo da Vinci revisited: Was he an environmentalist ahead of his time?

Leonardo’s notebooks are filled with illustrations of nature, their interactions with humans and in local ecosystems

British Butterfly adapts to climate change by migrating north, changing diet

Study finds newly adapted butterflies lost ability to feed on food in their original habitat

For the love of butterflies

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Monarch butterfly numbers rise even as scientists sound extinction alarm

Monarch numbers rose to 56. 5 million this year from a record low of 34 million last year

Awesome monarchs

Migration cycle of the fragile monarch butterfly extends beyond its average lifespan

Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserve is a butterfly hot spot, finds survey

Reserve has 246 of 340 species seen in the Western Ghats