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Clio, the sea butterfly that “flutters” in the Antarctic Ocean

Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Program Association (AAPP) have discovered Clio, a unique creature that defies the perception of marine fauna: a swimming snail that moves by a fluttering motion similar to that of a butterfly. Along with this discovery,...

USA: Butterfly populations decreased by 22% in the last 20 years.

Butterflies in the United States are disappearing at an alarming rate. A study published in the Science journal reveals that, between 2000 and 2020, the total abundance of these insects has decreased by 22%. This drastic decline reflects a...

A new butterfly genus discovered in the Andes: Andinoia

An international team of scientists from Italy, Venezuela, and Ecuador identified a new genus of butterflies in the Andes, named Andinoia. This discovery was announced by the National Biodiversity Institute (Inabio) of Ecuador, one of the institutions involved in...

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The toxic footprint of “forever chemicals” found in human blood

An accidental discovery in 1938 triggered a global contamination with a toxic footprint of "forever chemicals" that persist in...