New evidence that environmental change can outpace genetic adaptation DNA analyses of a now extinct population of butterflies shows they could not adapt fast enough to habitat loss during the 20th century.
Saving butterfly meadows They are hit hard by modern land management, but butterflies can be saved by simple practical measures.
Butterfly with four eyespots spooks big predators The eyespots on this butterfly's wings are big enough to scare full-grown chickens.
Butterfly hangs on for dear life A century of strong winds on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea has created butterflies that are especially adapted to keep from blowing away.
