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For the first time, researchers are using lightweight radio technology to track monarch butterflies during their epic 3,000-mile migration across North America. The breakthrough is filling crucial gaps in understanding one of nature's most mysterious journeys.
A tiny Bluetooth tracker weighing less than three grains of rice is revealing the secret routes of monarch butterflies. Your phone helps collect the data automatically every time a tagged butterfly flies nearby.
In a tiny Mumbai apartment with barely any sunlight, 38-year-old Asmita Purohit has turned her balcony into a flourishing sanctuary for over 70 plants, sparrows, and butterflies using just compost and patience. What started as a way to heal from childhood loss has become a blueprint for sustainable urban living in the smallest spaces.
Volunteers across London are cultivating a threatened wildflower in their own homes to save one of the capital's rarest plants from extinction. The tower mustard herb, which supports bees, butterflies, and rare moths, now survives at only two London sites.
Eleven volunteers constructed a wooden bridge over a stream at a butterfly reserve near Tring, giving conservationists better access to protect rare species. The project brought together people with no bridge-building experience to create something that will help butterflies thrive for years to come.
Londoners are being recruited to grow a threatened wildflower in their homes to save one of the capital's rarest plants. The tower mustard, vital for bees and butterflies, now survives at just two London sites.
When Ben Cucci lost his baby brother Nathan, he turned his grief into action by donating diapers to other NICU families. Nearly a decade later, Nathan's Butterflies has spread kindness across continents.
A rare butterfly is making a dramatic comeback in South Wales after landowners simply stopped trimming their hedges so often. Volunteers counted record numbers of Brown Hairstreak eggs this winter, marking a turning point after a decade of decline.
A butterfly emerged from its chrysalis aboard China's Tiangong space station and quickly learned to fly in zero gravity, opening new possibilities for space farming. The experiment used minimal life support, proving insects can thrive in harsh space conditions.
Donors from 20 countries raised $450,000 in just two months to protect a mysterious hillside figure in England and the 341 acres surrounding it. The ancient chalk giant, which has puzzled historians for centuries, now has a secure future alongside rare butterflies and native species.
Monarch butterflies are fighting for survival along California's coast, but conservation groups say everyday people hold the power to save them. Simple actions like planting native flowers and skipping pesticides could help reverse decades of population decline.
Astronomers puzzled by mysterious red dots in deep space images have discovered something beautiful: baby black holes growing inside protective cocoons of gas, like cosmic butterflies. The finding solves a year-long mystery and reveals a previously unknown stage in how supermassive black holes develop.
India's wild places are answering children's biggest questions about rivers, stars, and forests better than any classroom. From watching two rivers merge in the Himalayas to seeing butterflies transform in Tamil Nadu, these spots turn curiosity into discovery.