Radiation that leaked from the Fukushima nuclear plant following last year's tsunami caused mutations in some butterflies -- including dented eyes and stunted wings -- though humans seem relatively ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A brilliant blue butterfly species has been declining in Japan as the grassland-mimicking agricultural landscapes its host plant relies on fade, ...

MOBILE, Alabama—The two productions in Mobile Opera's 2013-2014 season are set in The Land of the Rising Sun. But the country of Japan is all they have in common. Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," ...