For thousands of years, millions of monarch butterflies have migrated from the northern U.S. and Canada to Mexico for the winter. But exactly how they know where to go is still a mystery.

Monarchs traveled to a remote part of Mexico, a journey they've made for thousands of years, and wintered there. Now tens of ...

This article offers essential guidance from Davidson College Professor Scott Villa for Carolina gardeners looking to support ...

Monarch butterflies are migrating through San Antonio, laying eggs on milkweed, while other species like the Gulf fritillary ...

Climate change and industrial agriculture have decimated the western monarch butterfly’s crucial food source, threatening the ...

This proposal is a big deal — monarchs are among the most recognizable and beloved animals in the US — and a long time coming ...

From 2000 to 2020, the number of butterflies fell by 22% across the continental United States. That’s 1 in 5 butterflies lost. The findings are from an analysis just published in the journal Science ...

However, I have to tell you that Friday's (March 14) edition of your paper with a photo of a butterfly taken by Ray Whitfield is NOT a Red Monarch - for a start, there doesn't exist a butterfly by ...

Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is one of the tamer milkweeds with lots of ornamental appeal. This adaptable milkweed is hardy in zones 3-10 and was named the 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year.