Whether you’re a butterfly fanatic or simply interested in nature, the monarch butterfly is worth a study. Beautiful and serene, monarch butterflies have a unique lifespan. But how long do monarch ...

SAN DIEGO — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing monarch butterflies as a threatened species and has considered some possibly contradictory ways to protect them, Nicholas Storer, vice ...

The once-common orange-and-black butterflies have declined by 90% in recent decades, with the latest count showing the second smallest population on record, according to the Center for Biological ...

There’s only one host plant for a monarch butterfly—milkweed! Choose native varieties for your area such as common milkweed, butterfly weed, swamp milkweed and showy milkweed. Create a monarch haven ...

One of the most recognizable—and imitated—insects in the world is on the edge of extinction, scientists warn. “Monarchs need our help, and we need monarchs because they are spectacular and ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on April 20, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. Earlier this year we reported on one of the most remarkable and mysterious migrations in ...

Monarch butterfly populations have nearly doubled this year, an annual survey of the species found. At the end of each summer, the beloved pollinators migrate from southern Canada and the northern and ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate change ...

Every fall, an incredible migration occurs through the state of Indiana, where millions of tiny monarch butterflies fly on their way to overwintering grounds in Mexico, only to return in the spring to ...

Professor Elizabeth Crone, Department of Evolution and Ecology, checks a non-native milkweed in the San Francisco Bay Area for monarch butterfly eggs and caterpillars. Known for long-distance ...

Like a good neighbour, students and faculty in the Design and Visual Arts program at Cambrian College have transformed the ...