The monarch butterfly, known for its bright orange patterned wings, is in the middle of its migration from the northern U.S.

When a wounded monarch butterfly arrived at a Long Island wildlife center this summer, its chances of survival looked grim.

Last weekend, Salisbury had a hand in one of the largest natural migrations taking place across the U.S., and it happened in ...

In early fall, the butterflies assemble by the dozens or hundreds on the South Shore before a journey of several weeks to ...

Anurag Agrawal, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor at Cornell University, gave a talk about monarch butterflies and the ecological disasters that they highlight in the University of ...

There are some major differences between the monarch butterfly's fall and spring migrations. Here's everything you need to ...

We have been encouraging our backyard milkweed to grow ever since we moved over five years ago. I have friends who have issues with the aggressive growth of milkweed. We don’t have this problem. We ...

If you know about monarch butterflies, you’ve probably also learned about — or even witnessed! — their incredible life cycle.

SHERWOOD (WLUK) -- With its distinctive black, orange and white coloring, the monarch butterfly is a familiar flyer in North America, but scientists say the population numbers are dropping as much as ...

Many gardeners will tell you that aphids are the bane of their existence. According to a new study from the University of Florida, these tiny pests also pose problems for the iconic monarch butterfly.

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — After all my blue false indigo was killed by a late frost, I went down to ...

These amazing creatures spend their summers mating and pollinating in the southern parts of Canada and northern United States ...