Oil palm plantations are threatening the rare species' habitat. Oct. 13, 2012— -- Papua New Guinea is home to the world's largest butterfly, but oil palm plantations are threatening the rare ...

On a new eight-story building planned for Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood, the facade will double as a wildlife habitat. “It’s essentially a vertical meadow for butterflies,” says Mitchell Joachim, ...

Suspended from branches high above the ground, Nicolas Moulin looked through his binoculars over a seemingly endless sea of emerald green. Somewhere beneath the forest canopy was the African giant ...

The monarch butterfly, one of the world's most beloved insects, is best known for its striking orange wings and spectacular annual migration — but the butterfly's most famous traits are also its most ...

East Texas is home to a wide array of fascinating wildlife, including the giant swallowtail butterfly. Known for its impressive size and striking appearance, this butterfly is a frequent visitor to ...

Tearing around a corner display at the Bean Museum, the young Lee brothers came to a screeching halt in front of a butterfly - its wingspan nearly six-feet across. 'Wow! I see a bunch of butterflies ...

Resembling a butterfly with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colours, and intricate patterns, this striking bubble of gas — known as NGC 2899 — appears to float and flutter across the sky in this ...

StarStuff photo of the week This is the butterfly nebula NGC 6302, a massive cloud of swirling superheated gas expelled into space by the death throes of a star. NGC 6302 is about 3800 light-years ...