Monarch butterflies may hold the key to one of biology's biggest unsolved puzzles: how animals tap into Earth's magnetic ...

For centuries, monarch butterflies have traveled thousands of miles across North America, guided by instincts that scientists ...

Biologists have attached tiny, solar transmitters to the monarch butterflies, allowing researchers and everyday visitors to ...

The Western Monarch Count is underway, a community science project that aims to understand population changes for the orange ...

America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first countrywide ...

An international collaboration to track individual monarchs kicked off this fall, including James Madison University.

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A new study reveals 328 species in Kerala, including 40 endemic to the Western Ghats. Learn about protected species & ...

Every beautiful butterfly was once a caterpillar, and caterpillars have to eat. This may surprise you, but the average ...

Welcoming butterflies to your garden is beneficial for the ecosystem. Here is one way to use outdated potting soil to ...

In recent years, the number of monarch butterflies has been declining, and researchers don’t know the exact cause.