The western monarch butterfly has experienced a 95% dip in population since the 1980s.

Monarch butterflies have just five to seven weeks to accomplish something no single generation can finish alone, and by ...

"I am proud that Rochester remains dedicated to environmental stewardship." ...

A Clock Inside the Antenna The monarch butterfly does not simply fly toward the sun. That would leave it hopelessly off ...

This summer, retired advanced master gardener Michele Alvarez hosts Monarch Mondays at the Bedford Branch Library to teach ...

It’s a sunny July afternoon, and Grayslake neighbors Annie Lawson and Heather Bauer are standing at the side of Lawson’s home, carefully going through her garden of milkweed plants. Lawson points at ...

For an entire season, Emily Carter transformed a small corner of her backyard into a safe place for monarch butterflies.

Monarch butterflies, with their striking orange and black wings, are some of the most recognizable butterflies in North America. But they're in trouble. Monarch caterpillars can only eat the leaves of ...

During World War II, children collected milkweed pods so the plant's buoyant seed floss could be used in military life ...

The term “monarch” refers to royalty, or king, and it’s hard to argue with which Pennsylvania butterfly wears that crown.

Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) appear to be declining not just in North America but also in Australasia. Could this be a consequence of global change, including climate change, the ...

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