Scientists studied rare butterfly fossils and collected DNA from nearly 2,300 species to create the ultimate tree of life and learn where butterflies originated when they first appeared on Earth ...

A recent study unveils the extraordinary 26-million-year global journey of seemingly ordinary grass-yellow butterflies, known ...

This past May, working with nearly 90 co-authors from six continents, he published the results of a massive global study of butterfly evolution, based on DNA samples from 2,300 butterfly species.

(CNN) — The world’s largest butterfly tree of life is helping researchers determine where the winged insects originated when they first appeared on Earth about 100 million years ago. During ...

Science Biology Evolution This butterfly hybrid thrived against evolutionary odds. ... Published Apr 17, 2024 11:00 AM EDT. A parent butterfly species called Heliconius pardalinus.

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The world’s largest butterfly tree of life is helping researchers determine where the winged insects originated ...

The world’s largest butterfly tree of life is helping researchers determine where the winged insects originated when they first appeared on Earth about 100 million years ago.