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

The Western Monarch Count is underway, a community science project that aims to understand population changes for the orange ...

For a second straight year, a low number of monarch butterflies have been counted at the popular Pismo State Beach Butterfly ...

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

A monarch butterfly at the Coastal Access Monarch Butterfly Preserve in Los Osos, Calif., on Jan. 20. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined ...

In recent years, the number of monarch butterflies has been declining, and researchers don’t know the exact cause.

The Trump administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service announced in December 2024 that ...

It’s hard to overlook the brilliant orange and black wings of a monarch butterfly as it moves through a garden of flowers. It’s also hard to believe that the life cycle of this incredibly colorful ...

It’s a sunny July afternoon, and Grayslake neighbors Annie Lawson and Heather Bauer are standing at the side of Lawson’s home, carefully going through her garden of milkweed plants. Lawson points at ...

With its charismatic appearance and awe-inspiring migrations, it's not surprising that the monarch butterfly motivates gardeners to provide extra care for these pollinators in their gardens. These ...