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Sometimes, nature’s surprises come with wings. In a new study, scientists pulled from a 35-year dataset to examine long-term population trends of the federally endangered Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly ...

Their blood orange olive oil might make you question every salad dressing decision you’ve ever made. Papilio, a butterfly-themed gift shop, sells items that somehow manage to be both whimsical and ...

Photo credit: Arts & Culture Calendar Papilio offers butterfly-themed gifts and home accessories in a shop so colorful and joyful it’s impossible to leave without something that brightens your day.