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

One of California’s most iconic animals is in trouble. A preliminary tally of monarch butterflies that spend the winter along ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The monarch butterfly could be in danger of extinction, but the federal government is ...

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

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 ...

Monarch butterflies from the western United States have arrived in Santa Cruz and other parts of the California Coast, clumping in the thousands on branches of Monterey pine, coastal redwoods and ...

The flapping wings of millions of monarch butterflies at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico, create a fluttering sound that Alfonso Alonso describes as “magical.” The ...

DENVER, Colorado — When artist Juls Mendoza puts brush to canvas, every stroke carries meaning. Throughout his many years of professional work, there is one image his brush returns to again and again: ...

Only 20 butterflies were counted for the 2025 pre-season monarch butterfly count, according to Charis van der Heide, senior biologist and monarch butterfly specialist with Althouse and Meade Inc.

Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies drift across Texas skies on their way from Canada to Mexico. It's one of the longest insect migrations on the planet, and for many monarchs, Texas is the ...