New research shows climate change may push monarch butterflies farther south and make their long migration harder in the ...

Suitable habitat for migrating monarch butterflies will shift southwards because of climate change, according to a study ...

As temperatures rise, monarch butterflies begin their remarkable trek north, renewing one of North America’s most iconic ...

The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes time to reach this stage of its adult life. Understanding a few facts about the process lets you observe it in nature with ease ...

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 ...

Photo Caption: This is one of a dozen winter monarch butterflies that were raised from larvae found by Bob Pish shortly before Christmas. Photograph by Bob Pish. During the 12 years this column has ...

Our neighbor Mary has a small patch of milkweed behind her potting shed. It’s shaded by a young sassafras tree, and some Japanese stilt grass is pushing its way in as well. We use neighbor John and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each year, there are four generations of monarch butterflies that take part in the migration north in the spring and summer, then ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monarch butterfly on a person's finger - Matt Champlin/Getty Images Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) have long captivated ...

Monarch butterflies are the iconic butterfly. It's impossible not to picture their vibrant orange and black wings fluttering through gardens or meadows when someone mentions them by name. These ...