The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...

Hummingbirds aren't the only spring-time animals on the move across Georgia. Sightings of monarch butterflies have been seen predominantly near southern cities like Savannah and St. Mary's, according ...

Every spring and fall, Oklahomans watch as the brightly patterned orange and black butterflies make a pitstop in the state during their miles-long, twice-yearly migrations. The migratory monarch ...

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On a warm summer morning in Ieper, Belgium, 66-year-old Sylvain Cuvelier steps into his blooming garden with his 14-year-old granddaughter, hoping to identify and count all the fluttering butterflies.

For the first time in California, citizen scientists can join the effort to track monarch butterflies thanks to Blu+, a new ...

Many butterflies from around the world migrate each year, but no butterfly can match the incredible monarch butterfly migration. In autumn, these orange and black butterflies travel up to 2,000 miles ...

The Amarillo Botanical Gardens (ABG) is inviting the community to experience A Day with the Butterflies on Saturday, Sept 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the gardens, 1400 Streit Dr. According to ABG, the ...

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 ...

Every year, for millions of years, a huge number of painted lady butterflies have migrated thousands of miles across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Though they've been a common sight throughout ...

Monarch butterflies are returning to Michigan for the summer after migrating from Mexico. Michiganders can support monarch butterflies by planting milkweed, tracking sightings, and donating to ...