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 ...

Most wild species are expected to colonise northwards as the climate warms, but how are they going to get there when so many landscapes are covered in wheat fields and other crops? A study published ...

Butterflies are extremely sensitive to changes in temperature and new research has revealed that when summer weather turns bad the silver-spotted skipper battles for survival. The butterfly, which ...

Researchers are investigating whether a rare British butterfly could be reared from eggs frozen in liquid nitrogen in an effort to safeguard the future of the species. The survival of the British ...

Credit: Savannah Jones/Butterfly Conservation/Cover Images Conservationists racing to save the UK's most endangered butterfly have some unusual allies - a hairy breed of Hungarian pig. Staff at ...