The Smith's blue butterfly may be tiny, but it's endangered in a big way ... Although the Smith's blue has been listed under the Endangered Species Act since 1976, the ongoing failure of government ...

The California Academy of Sciences used genetic testing to identify a blue butterfly species similar to the Xerces species ...

To ensure that the Sand Mountain blue butterfly will have adequate habitat and protection, the Center submitted a petition to list this rare species as federally endangered in 2004. In 2006, after the ...

But indeed, that’s the blue-ringed octopus, one of several shallow-dwelling species harboring a neurotoxin in its saliva ... If blue-ringed octopuses are small as adults, then these juveniles are even ...

Several different species of butterfly are referred to as 'blue morphos'. The butterflies that often feature ... Shutterstock.com Their wings are formed of up to a million tiny overlapping scales, ...

A recent study combining data from more than 76,000 surveys from 35 monitoring programs across the country found butterfly ...

A comprehensive study of U.S. butterfly populations shows dramatic declines in most species, but Pacific Northwest ecologists ...

By Eliza Brames The Conversation If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it isn’t your ...

A new study has found that overall butterfly populations are declining across the United States. The study, which was conducted by a team of researchers from Oregon State University, the University of ...