News tagged with monarch butterfly
Monarch butterflies with a heavy load
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have succeeded for the first time in fitting monarch butterflies with a radio transmitter and in tracking them from an aircraft over a long distance on their flight northwards during ...
Continental plan to protect the monarch's migratory journey
Jun 28, 2008 |
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Canada, Mexico and the United States are joining forces to protect and conserve the Monarch butterfly, which has become a symbol of North America's shared environment.
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Butterfly payload to launch Nov. 16 on space shuttle
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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When NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches for the International Space Station on Nov. 16 it will carry a University of Colorado at Boulder butterfly experiment that will be monitored by thousands of K-12 ...
British butterflies need summer boost
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Apr 25, 2008 |
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British conservationists said 2007 was the worst summer for butterflies in more than 25 years.
Female monarch butterflies on 30-year decline in eastern North America
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Female monarch butterflies in eastern North America have significantly declined over the past 30 years, a new study by a University of Georgia researcher reveals.
Booming Monarch Butterfly Population Faces Obstacles, Expert Says
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Sep 06, 2006 |
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Monarch butterfly followers can expect an unusually large population of the winged insects this season they make their way to their winter home in Mexico, but a University of Kansas professor says there may be trouble ahead.
Scientists discover molecular basis of monarch butterfly migration
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Jan 08, 2008 |
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Since its discovery, the annual migration of eastern North American monarch butterflies has captivated the human imagination and spirit. That millions of butterflies annually fly a few thousand miles to reach a cluster of ...
Natural solar collectors on butterfly wings inspire more powerful solar cells
Feb 05, 2009 |
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The discovery that butterfly wings have scales that act as tiny solar collectors has led scientists in China and Japan to design a more efficient solar cell that could be used for powering homes, businesses, ...
Rare butterfly puts stop to construction
Nov 09, 2007 |
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Norwegian officials have stopped a major construction project in Halden after the endangered Chequered Blue Butterfly (Scolitantides orion) was spotted.
Migrating monarch butterflies 'nose' their way to Mexico
Sep 24, 2009 |
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The annual migration of monarch butterflies from across eastern North America to a specific grove of fir trees in Mexico has long fascinated scientists who have sought to understand just how these delicate ...
New species of butterfly discoverd
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Dec 20, 2007 |
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A team of London-based explorers discovered a new species of butterfly in the northern reaches of the Andes mountain range in South America.
Florida's butterfly population struggles
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Oct 22, 2007 |
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The diversity of South Florida's tropical butterfly population is "compromised," experts from the North American Butterfly Association said.
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