With vigorous debate surrounding the health of the monarch butterfly, new research from the University of Georgia may have answered the biggest question plaguing butterfly researchers. Why are the ...

After a stop at spectacular Teotihuacan, we reached the sanctuaries and saw thousands of butterflies draped on the branches and trunks of the trees.

Renowned for their incredible migration of over 2,200 miles between Canada and Mexico, the monarch butterfly is one of the most recognizable species in the nation—and their journey is currently ...

Dramatic recent declines in the size of monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ) roosts during fall migration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (43) DOI: 10.1073/pnas ...

(Follow the monarch butterfly on its nearly 3,000-mile journey.) To give the seedlings on Nevado de Toluca the best chance of survival, the team planted the baby trees under "nurse plants ...

SAN ANTONIO - The Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival is back for its 9th year, offering a unique opportunity for ...

The migration of the monarch butterfly is one of the wonders of the natural world. Each autumn, a new generation of monarch butterflies is born in the northern United States and southern Canada.

It doesn’t happen.” His team collected oyamel fir seeds from elevations between 3,100 meters and 3,500 meters inside the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán state and grew them ...

“Monarch Magic,” Butterfly Pavilion’s monthlong celebration of the iconic butterfly, showcases the little pollinators and all they do for humanity, from their cultural impact to ecological ...

Monarch butterfly numbers are dwindling and have been for decades. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the pollinator's population and sole source of food and habitat ...

“Every scientist I've talked to agrees that the monarch butterfly migration is going away. It’s just a question of when," said Maeckle, who recently wrote the book The Monarch Butterfly ...