Hopefully, it’s a problem that butterfly researchers won’t have to face for too much longer. A new museum research project, known as AMISTAD, is combining ancient DNA, modern computing technology and ...

Members of the public taking part in the Big Butterfly Count recorded more than 1.5 million butterflies and day-flying moths between July 14 and August 6. It is thought they benefited from the wetter ...

A major milestone has been reached, with experts across Europe, including those at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge ...

EXPERTS have sounded the alarm over worryingly low UK butterfly numbers after a woeful annual count. Conservationists fear we will face "extinction events never before seen in our lifetime" unless ...

A "nationwide butterfly emergency" has prompted conservationists to issue an urgent plea for public participation in this year's Big Butterfly Count, stressing its critical importance after a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The team behind a yearly check on butterfly numbers say they have recorded the lowest count ever for some species in Britain. The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme recorded a mixed picture for 58 types ...

Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a fifth since the 1970s, with species that need specific habitats faring even worse, official figures show. Conservationists warn falls in butterfly numbers are ...

Climate change could mean fewer butterfly species in the UK, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change today. As extreme droughts become more frequent, local populations of butterflies ...

One of Northern Ireland's butterflies appears to be on the edge of extinction, while others are struggling, according to a report. But a species only found in Northern Ireland, the Cryptic Wood White, ...

09:13, Tue, Jun 10, 2025 Updated: 09:27, Tue, Jun 10, 2025 Garden enthusiasts are being called to take immediate action as alarming new figures have emerged showing a drastic decrease in butterfly ...

Half of British butterflies are now on the Red List for Great Britain - classed as either threatened or near threatened. British butterflies were among the most threatened in Europe, and now the ...