A monarch butterfly (Dannaux plexippus) flaps its wings in Piedra Herrada Sanctuary, Mexico. Might this start a chain of events that results in a tornado in Texas? Photograph by Jaime Rojo In 1961, ...

While I suspect the majority of people here in Texas have seen a monarch butterfly, most probably don’t know that they make ...

Before National Geographic published its famous August 1976 cover story detailing the search for the monarch butterfly’s wintering grounds, nobody knew where these strikingly beautiful creatures ...

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 ...

The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...

FARGO — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking protection for a beloved species and is asking the public to play a role in its recovery. The federal agency wants the monarch butterfly listed as ...

Fewer-than-usual monarch butterflies migrated through San Luis Obispo County this winter, according to data from the conservation-focused nonprofit the Xerces Society. “It feels like a punch to the ...

Monarch migration, Mexico's central highlands Faced with myriad threats to their existence, including climate change and habitat loss, monarch butterflies have an especially uncertain future. That's ...

The winter of 2023 offered more opportunities for photos depicting clusters of monarch butterflies in Pismo Beach. (Pat Pemberton/Courthouse News) PISMO BEACH, Calif. (CN) — In a small tree grove at ...