In the heat of the summer, the arrival of even one fiery-orange monarch butterfly in my postage-stamp backyard is always ...

Monarchs undergo a four-stage life cycle and rely solely on milkweed plants for their egg and caterpillar stages. Monarchs in eastern North America migrate up to 3,000 miles to overwinter in Mexico.

You might look to the stars or your birthstone for a personal symbol, but have you ever considered butterflies? These ...

With their relatively large 3- to 4-inch wingspan and bold orange-and-black coloration, monarch butterflies are one of the most identifiable insects in Wisconsin. Arguably one of the most popular, too ...

Currently, the planet is undergoing its sixth mass extinction event. While mass extinctions have occurred naturally in the ...

Officials at the University of New Mexico say the college’s new $636 million School of Medicine, designed to double the size ...

Expert gardeners say these no-fail planter combinations will take your outdoor space to the next level.

For years, staff and volunteers at the Great Plains Nature Center have been tagging monarch butterflies to track their ...

A monarch butterfly tagged in Northern Kentucky has completed a 1,600-mile migration to a sanctuary in Mexico, marking the first time this has occurred since the Queen City Pollinator Project began ...

Learn which monarch butterfly predators and parasites pose a real threat to their survival, and which are part of the natural ...