It's just past midnight in the cool, ancient forests of Tasmania. We've spent a long day and night surveying endangered ...

Lepidopterans (butterflies and moths) exhibit a splendid diversity of wing color patterns, and many species display black and white, or dark and bright, wing color pattern variants associated with ...

A microRNA solves an evolutionary mystery of butterfly and moth wing coloration. ScienceDaily . Retrieved December 28, 2024 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 12 / 241206111954.htm ...

Butterfly and moth wing color variations, long attributed to the cortex gene, are actually controlled by a microRNA, mir-193, which represses pigmentation genes. This discovery, conserved across ...

The big, pale green swallow-tailed luna ... the Anna tiger moth, with creamy yellow hindwings under forewings patterned like broken glass, the ultronia’s red and black, and the Io moth’s ...

It is a timeframe when the moths, clustered in the white webs they weave at the tips of branches, lie protected until spring, when they emerge as brown caterpillars with orange dots near their rear ...

Part Airbnb, part cat sanctuary, Purradise Springs offers animal lovers a unique stay in the Florida woods. FORT WHITE, ...

Now a week on from the winter solstice, a psychological shift occurs as we begin to watch for lengthening days and sense the ...

Many birds leave Estes Valley for warmer temperatures and better weather in the winter. One hearty year-round resident, ...

Rare traits, from leucism to distinctive markings, reveal the individuality and resilience of four black-capped chickadees.

From buzzy contemporaries and twisty thrillers to magical fantasy and shocking horror, these are the best YA books of 2024 ...