Picture a butterfly. Go ahead, I’ll wait. You likely pictured a striking butterfly with electric orange and black wings and flashy white spots. The spectacle of the ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations of schoolchildren have reared monarchs in classrooms, watching in wonder as striped caterpillars ...

Aug. 13 (UPI) --Scientists in North Dakota announced Tuesday they are prepared to repopulate the iconic orange and black ...

“Everybody has a monarch story.” Krischik said people have a natural affinity for the orange and black butterfly because it is a way of knowing if the environment is safe and healthy. She added people ...

Each armed with a mesh net, focused on the fluttering monarch butterflies that dart from bloom to bloom. Spotting their vibrant orange and black wings ... like the monarch butterfly that, if ...

For a monarch butterfly, the more white spots you have ... Successful monarchs had 3% less black and 3% more white on their wings. It's not clear how these spots help, but one theory is that ...

Colony estimates at central Mexico overwintering sites indicate that monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) populations have declined over the past two decades. Among the leading causes of this ...

With vigorous debate surrounding the health of the monarch butterfly, new research from the University of Georgia may have answered the biggest question plaguing butterfly researchers. Why are the ...

Dramatic recent declines in the size of monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ) roosts during fall migration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (43) DOI: 10.1073/pnas ...

Netflix's black comedy has distinctly modern sensibilities, even if they're dressed in a doublet and hose. Part of that is the lack of a monarch, often found at the center of medieval-ish ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations of schoolchildren have reared monarchs in classrooms, watching in wonder as striped caterpillars ...