Pacific Grove is known as ‘Butterfly Town USA’ for its role as an overwintering spot. As the insect’s population plummets, residents are coming to its rescue ...

The hotter conditions produced more potent toxins in the milkweed. But the researchers said that surprisingly, the parasitic ...

What organizers bill as the West Coast’s largest free New Year’s Eve event will be held Wednesday at Gloria Molina Grand Park with performances by musical artists from a variety of genres and DJs ...

After working decades as head chef at The Garden Grill in Smithtown, Jorge Lopez has opened Monarca Sport Bar and Grill in ...

Monarch butterflies have always been remarkably resilient. Every fall, these delicate orange-and-black travelers set out on a journey so improbable it borders on myth, flying some three thousand ...

The Endangered Species Act is no help yet.

SAN ANTONIO — A massive new public art installation inspired by the monarch butterfly is now complete at the base of downtown’s newest luxury hotel, The Monarch San Antonio. La Mariposa, a $2 million, ...

In a new study, University of Georgia scientists found hotter temperatures make monarch butterflies more vulnerable to ...

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The migratory western monarch populations travel to Ellwood Mesa in the fall and leave by spring. Their population has ...