For most forms of life, coloration is synonymous with the presence of a pigment that absorbs some wavelengths and reflects others. But butterflies and birds are different. Their wings and features ...

Female Meadow Brown butterflies have fewer spots if they develop in warmer weather – so climate change could make them less spotty, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists found females ...

Global warming is generally thought to have a negative affect on the habitats of many animals and plants. Not for the Brown Argus butterfly, however. This insect seems to be bucking the trend and ...

Over 15,000 feet up in the mountains of Peru, a team of scientists watched in shock as a brown butterfly flew “happily” along then landed on the snowy ground. They’d just discovered a new species with ...

July is a month of maturing. The growth that was so prevalent last month now reaches the next step. Bird nests that held eggs (and then nestlings) are now abandoned as the young, wearing coats of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. DNA barcodes reveal that a recently-described butterfly ...

Female meadow brown butterflies have fewer spots if they develop in warmer weather -- so climate change could make them less spotty, new research shows. Female Meadow Brown butterflies have fewer ...