You've probably seen monarch butterflies, and maybe monarch caterpillars, but there's a lot to learn about the monarch life cycle stages.

Retired schoolteacher Tachi Dellinger pointed inside a mesh box, where three green chrysalises hung. “This one is starting to change color,” Dellinger said. “It will turn jet black ... when it's ready ...

A 12-year-old girl is helping monarch butterflies by raising them and planting a specialized garden. Monarch butterflies were listed as threatened in 2024 due to habitat loss and pesticide use.

The iconic orange and black pollinators are making their annual trip to overwintering sites in Mexico, stopping to recharge ...

Each year, there are four generations of monarch butterflies that take part in the migration north in the spring and summer, then south again in the fall. Each generation takes a leg of the journey ...

Monarch butterfly populations are on rapid decline, affected by urbanization, climate change, clear-cutting and the loss of habitat & food for the butterfly to thrive. But Keri MacDonald-Carroll from ...

When 12-year-old Kaylee Timm released her pointer finger and thumb, the newly tagged monarch caught a breeze and fluttered directly south. Timm’s smile widened, revealing braces adorned with orange, ...

In New York, veterinarians at the Sweetbriar Nature Center helped a monarch butterfly live on by performing a wing transplant ...

Monarch butterflies have dropped sharply on P.E.I. this year, likely because of the dry summer conditions across the Island, according to a local environmental group. The Bedeque Bay Environmental ...