Two species of butterfly have been added to the newly named Saurona genus. Saurona triangular and Saurona aurigera are the inaugural members of the group but it's expected many more species will ...

Ahead of COP16, we sat down with our butterfly expert to talk about her life, career and the power of perspectives.

There are plenty of other scientists doing the same too, however. The Saurona butterfly was named after the Lord of the Rings' villain, the Venomius Tomhardyi was somewhat bizarrely named after ...

Butterfly valves are quarter-turn rotary motion valves used as throttling valves to control flow through a system. They can be used with many different media. Butterfly valves offer several advantages ...

He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Daniel Balakov/ Getty Images An iron butterfly is an options trade that uses four different contracts as part of a strategy to benefit from stocks or ...

Butterfly and moth wings can be stunningly beautiful. More importantly, some have colourful and elaborate patterns that serve as a defence against hungry predators. There are many butterfly and moth ...

A wildlife charity has declared a national “butterfly emergency” after its annual Big Butterfly Count recorded its lowest ever numbers. The count has been running for 14 years. This year’s ...

Cio-Cio-San, a.k.a. Madame Butterfly, first won hearts in an 1898 short story by an American lawyer, then in a Broadway play two years later before becoming immortal thanks to Puccini’s 1904 ...

You can colour the buttercream at this stage. To make butterfly cakes, cut the top off each cake using a small serrated knife – angling the knife in slightly so that you make a concave cut.

Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power is a long-awaited return for fans to Middle Earth before Sauron became the big bad villain. Set in the second age, Rings of Power explores the story of the elves ...

Caterpillars grow, feed and then transform from a chrysalis to a beautiful colourful butterfly before our very eyes. This clip is from the series Wonders of Nature. This short film is relevant for ...