Monarch butterflies may hold the key to one of biology's biggest unsolved puzzles: how animals tap into Earth's magnetic ...

Scientists in Texas are studying monarch butterflies to understand how they navigate thousands of miles, possibly by sensing ...

Welcoming butterflies to your garden is beneficial for the ecosystem. Here is one way to use outdated potting soil to ...

In late 2024, a tagged monarch named Lionel migrated from New Jersey to Florida, logging thousands of detections along the ...

Biologists have attached tiny, solar transmitters to the monarch butterflies, allowing researchers and everyday visitors to ...

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

For centuries, monarch butterflies have traveled thousands of miles across North America, guided by instincts that scientists ...

An international collaboration to track individual monarchs kicked off this fall, including James Madison University.

The Trump administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely MADISON, Wis. -- President Donald Trump's administration has delayed a ...

Insects and the plants they depend on are migrating in response to climate change, but not always in the same way.

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