I struggled to catch my breath, but it had nothing to do with the 10,000-foot altitude. All around me, millions of monarch ...

The hotter conditions produced more potent toxins in the milkweed. But the researchers said that surprisingly, the parasitic ...

Pacific Grove is known as ‘Butterfly Town USA’ for its role as an overwintering spot. As the insect’s population plummets, residents are coming to its rescue ...

It is now the late season for butterflies in Goleta groves, and the picture is dismal. Only two butterflies were recorded in ...

Climate warming can impact plant quality, which in turn shapes the nutrition and immune defense of insect herbivores like ...

With its charismatic appearance and awe-inspiring migrations, it's not surprising that the monarch butterfly motivates gardeners to provide extra care for these pollinators in their gardens. These ...

Monarch butterflies travel through Oklahoma, but lately, we're seeing fewer of them than ever before. Aaron Walton plants milkweed at his south Tulsa home to try to save monarch butterflies. He’s ...

It’s a sunny July afternoon, and Grayslake neighbors Annie Lawson and Heather Bauer are standing at the side of Lawson’s home, carefully going through her garden of milkweed plants. Lawson points at ...

A monarch butterfly unable to launch was given a second chance after a rare wing transplant using donor wings from a deceased insect. The five-minute procedure worked instantly, allowing the butterfly ...

Across North America, monarch butterfly populations will begin their journey southward to warmer winter climates in Mexico, travelling across much of the United States, including Oklahoma, along their ...

A Camarillo nonprofit founder believes a monarch butterfly preserve could be located where mature eucalyptus trees were cut ...