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Learn which host plants, cover and native flowers to grow so caterpillars, chrysalises and adult butterflies thrive in your ...

Tackling themes of grief and activism, Rebecca Foon says she wanted to experiment on new record, 'Black Butterflies.' ...

Two noticeable domes have popped up in front of The National Aquarium at Abu Dhabi’s Al Qana. The glass panels catch the ...

Most people think of moths as small insects fluttering across porch lights, but some species greatly challenge that image.

I have been an avid butterfly watcher for many years now, and I follow this hobby with great passion, alongside bird watching ...

Late fall and early winter are the best times of year to spot giant silk moth cocoons in New England. Perhaps you’ve seen these creatures in the summer, fluttering by your porch light in the evening ...

An Ashland reader recently noticed some curious little, almost lantern-like attachment appearing on her spruce. At first glance, these little cocoons looked like little lanterns in her evergreen.

This Thursday, LA Pride and the Los Angeles Zoo will host a special night of the latter's annual holiday lights show for the LGBTQ+ community.

A lyrical memoir in which Mahasweta Devi recalls her childhood in Tagore’s Santiniketan, bringing to life its people, values, ...

THIS book was originally published in 1882, and then comprised all the species that were included in the catalogue of Staudinger and Wocke (1871). The present volume brings the subject much more up to ...