The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime; it is a key driver in the survival and evolution of butterflies and moths. New research led by scientists at Penn ...

A new study introduces the "Salient Aroma Hypothesis," which explains how varying plant aromas, particularly those released ...

This year’s ‘State of the Birds’ report reveals that the major declines in bird populations reported by Science Journal in ...

New research uncovers the surprising role of plant scents in insect diets and evolution especially butterflies and moths.

In a first-of-its-kind study, Yale researchers were able to create a global map of butterfly diversity “hot-spots.” These high-altitude environments are most at-risk from climate change and ecosystem ...

With electron microscopes that magnify butterfly wings 50,000 times their original size, a hidden ‘topography’ emerges ...

Help save the Earth by replacing half your lawn and/or non-native plants with native species, even in containers, plus a list ...

In Stephen Brown's collection of about 20,000 butterflies are three new species he discovered while searching the country's ...

70, No. 1, Mar., 1987 Effects of Corn Phenology and Temperatur... Effects of Corn Phenology and Temperature on the Life Cycle of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) This ...

In this interview, study co-author Jaret Daniels—curator of Lepidoptera at the Florida Museum of Natural History's McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity—discusses the implications of the ...