A monarch butterfly sports a new solar-powered tracking tag. Unlike traditional sticker tags, these devices allow scientists ...

Every fall, a generation of monarch butterflies embarks on a journey spanning thousands of miles to a place they have never visited, guided by forces scientists still struggle to fully explain. What ...

A migrating monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) recently brought into Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown on New York’s ...

Birds aren't the only animals flying south for the winter. Georgians are sure to see plenty of iconic orange-and-black Monarch butterflies soon, if they haven't already. Here's what we know as they ...

You may spot a monarch butterfly or two while at the beach this fall in Michigan as they gather to fly south for winter. The fall monarch butterfly migration is underway and will last through November ...

Butterflies' flight trajectories often appear random or chaotic, and compared with other hovering insects, their bodies follow seemingly mysterious, jagged, jerking motions. These unique hovering ...

A butterfly’s bold stripes, bands and spots on their wings can help them evade predators. Sure, camouflage is one route, but ...

Morhaf Ghazi found a butterfly with a broken wing on a hiking trail and, somehow, had exactly what he needed to fix it. The 30-year-old was hiking in Amman, Jordan, when he spotted a butterfly sitting ...

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