He zooms in to take a closer look. And on the distinctive ‘flame’ of the butterfly, the scarlet patch on the dark brown hind wing, there it is: it looks like it’s been patched up with red paint.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 Butterfly populations in the United States have dropped by almost a quarter in the last two decades, according to a new analysis published ...

Two-thirds of studied species declined by more than 10%, the study said. Butterfly populations have dropped by 22% across 554 recorded species in the United States, according to a new study in the ...

The findings revealed that 33% of butterfly species have experienced significant population declines over the past two decades, with 107 out of the 342 species examined losing more than half of ...

We found declines in just about every region of the continental U.S. and across almost all butterfly species. Overall, nearly one-third of the 342 butterfly species we were able to study declined ...

Still, researchers didn’t have enough data to include some of the most imperiled butterfly species, which probably experienced some of the steepest declines. And the data was quite likely biased ...

But in recent times schools have adopted a more flexible approach in response to the cost-of-living crisis and the growing pressure on parents to create impressive costumes. St Joseph’s Catholic ...

Designed by Henry Filho, her show-stopping look for the parade included feathered wings — a nod to her time as a Victoria’s Secret model — along with an embellished bikini top and bottom and ...

This year, World Book Day 2025 falls on Thursday March 6, which means parents still have one day left to get that all-important costume sorted for their little ones. We’ve rounded up the best ...

BA Costume for Theatre and Screen at Wimbledon College of Arts introduces you to professional costume for theatre, film, television and live performance. The course offers 2 specialist disciplines; ...