The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as threatened species and designate seven ...

The results are in for a pair of UC Davis insect-spotting contests. The winners of the 5th annual Robbin Thorp Memorial First ...

Thogmartin and other researchers have evaluated more than 200 scenarios for restoring greater than 1.3 billion stems of ...

The monarch butterfly, long idolized for its epic migrations and delicate beauty, is facing another alarming chapter in its decline. Volunteers with the Xerces Society's midseason monarch count, ...

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as caterpillars and later as mature insects. Monarchs are found in every U.S. state ...

The monarch butterfly could be in danger of extinction, but the federal government is proposing new protections to help the ...

What resulted forever changed how science and culture view the colourful insect. More than a delightful springtime ornament, the monarch is now considered a veritable wonder of nature, in which ...

Citizen scientists are called on to help with tagging monarch butterflies and find out why their numbers are dropping.

Dan Getman, a Kirksville-based master gardener, proudly watches as his grandchildren race to catch monarch butterflies on his ...

Shop a variety of plants that have been selected just for our gardens here in northeast Oklahoma and support the work of the ...

EPA must better assess the dangers of pesticides, especially in monarch breeding habitats in state’s Central Valley.

Insect populations, even species that seemed impervious, are in decline globally. Monarch butterflies exemplify the problem. Once a very common species, numbers have declined dramatically in North ...