Inside the monarch butterfly migration mystery: flying to Mexico from Canada, the U.S. 12:52 After flying some 3,000 miles from the northern U.S. and Canada to a remote forest in Central Mexico ...

A Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is pictured at the oyamel firs (Abies religiosa) forest, in Ocampo municipality, Michoacan State in Mexico on December 19, 2016.

Monarch butterflies with more white spots on their mostly orange-and-black wings are more successful at long-distance migration. Some scientists think the spots may affect airflow around their wings.

Monarch butterfly populations are crashing — but we can choose to do something about it A species once numbering in the millions has reached 5% of its population in the '80s.

The monarch butterfly was added to the IUCN Red List as "now endangered" last month — for many reasons. The insect is eaten as an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, or bright orange and black colored ...

Monarch butterfly populations have plummeted due to habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change. In early December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is going to decide whether the monarch ...

The monarch butterfly was removed from the endangered species list this week in an unusual reversal just over a year after the iconic orange-and-black migratory butterfly was put on the not-sought ...

Monarch butterflies have special connection to Dia de Los Muertos 02:13. Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of their deceased ...

Frida Kahlo, a monarch butterfly and flowers brighten a Maywood alley in artist Yekseny Guerrero’s first public mural The decor of the cafe that used to be at 612 Lake St. featured pictures of ...

The monarch butterfly emerges, starts the life cycle again. Greg Lovett is a photojournalist covering all of Palm Beach County for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at ...

The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers. The native ...