The Alvin Sun is Brazoria County’s first and oldest newspaper and was established on August 8, 1890 as the Alvin News. In 1892, it became the Alvin Sun and was published weekly for many years.

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

For the first time in California, citizen scientists can join the effort to track monarch butterflies thanks to Blu+, a new ...

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

Unfortunately, Texans know all too well that our position on the path of migration for monarch butterflies means that we have ...

The monarch butterfly migration is off to a tough start this season — with fewer butterflies than usual fluttering to the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove. As of Wednesday, California State ...

Amid the eucalyptus groves at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, local bug enthusiast Sasha Hernandez squinted through the draping green leaves, searching for flashes of black and orange — the ...

Last season, 60 Minutes witnessed the migration of monarch butterflies. Scientists are now using tiny, solar-powered radio tags to track individual butterflies and learn more about their migration.

Each fall, millions of monarch butterflies fly across Texas skies on their 3,000-mile journey to the mountains of central Mexico. The state’s position in the center of the migratory route makes it ...

MISSION, Texas (Border Report) — Wearing dark sunglasses, long sleeves and a wide-brimmed hat, Florida retiree Linda Cooper came prepared to gaze at butterflies in 90-degree weather Thursday at the ...