Monarch butterfly on a person's finger - Matt Champlin/Getty Images Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) have long captivated humans due to their fascinating life cycles and physical characteristics ...

Did you know that Disney is leading the collection of research on monarch butterfly migration patterns and feeding behaviors? We got a behind-the-scenes look at how this is done and how guests can get ...

BROWNWOOD, Texas - A museum in Brownwood started a garden to help preserve the monarch butterfly. The Martin and Francis Lehnis Railroad Museum unveiled its new butterfly exhibit and garden dedicated ...

Every year, the World Wildlife Fund Mexico partners with other conservation groups and local citizens to conduct a count of eastern monarch butterflies in their winter home, the Monarch Butterfly ...

The feared fatal decline of western monarch butterflies in California paused at the precipice this winter, when almost the same number as last year showed up along the coast, giving biologists a ...

Across North America, monarch butterfly populations will begin their journey southward to warmer winter climates in Mexico, travelling across much of the United States, including Oklahoma, along their ...

Our neighbor Mary has a small patch of milkweed behind her potting shed. It’s shaded by a young sassafras tree, and some Japanese stilt grass is pushing its way in as well. We use neighbor John and ...

Climate warming can impact plant quality, which in turn shapes the nutrition and immune defense of insect herbivores like monarch butterflies.

Arkansas is a great place to spot monarch butterflies as it falls directly in their migration path! While monarch butterflies travel through Arkansas in both the spring (late March to April) and the ...