A new study shows it is possible to predict how fast a population will spread and reveals the importance of habitat conservation in helping threatened species survive environmental change. The ...

WASHINGTON — Global warming is rescuing the once-rare brown Argus butterfly, scientists say. Man-made climate is threatening the existence of many species, such as the giant polar bear. But in the ...

WASHINGTON - Global warming is rescuing the once-rare brown Argus butterfly, scientists say. Climate change is threatening the existence of many species, such as the giant polar bear. But in the case ...

Meet The Hairy Hungarian Hogs Helping Save An Endangered British Butterfly. Conservationists racing to save the UK's most endangered butterfly have some unusual allies - a hairy breed of Hungarian pig ...

As the coming Easter break offers a chance for everyone to get out into the countryside for the first time this spring, The Independent launches an innovative wildlife project: the Great British ...

Model Georgina Alexi poses with a Common Mormon butterfly to mark the opening of Butterflies in the Glasshouse at RHS Garden Wisley, London, on January 15. This week, wildlife charity Butterfly ...

Conservationists are warning of a 'butterfly emergency' as an annual UK survey recorded the lowest-ever result in its 14-year history. The Big Butterfly Count, organised by Butterfly Conservation over ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

British butterfly is evolving to respond to climate change Date: November 30, 2011 Source: University of Bristol Summary: As global temperatures rise and climatic zones move polewards, species will ...

London, Apr 7 (AFP) A British man convicted of capturing and killing two of Britain’s rarest butterflies, the endangered Large Blues, was spared jail today but ordered to perform 250 hours of ...

Butterflies don't have to be large and spectacular to be attractive, as we found when The Independent's Great British Butterfly hunt turned its attention to some of the smaller members of our ...