Say the word “butterfly,” and the iconic orange and black of the monarch may immediately spring to mind. But they are becoming a rarer and rarer sight in nature.

After a few families were cited by Beavercreek officials for their lawns, they’ve taken steps to work with the city to update ...

Monarch butterflies are unique in their migration patterns. Eastern monarchs travel between Mexico and the U.S., spending ...

From 2003 to 2019, amateur butterfly enthusiast Harlan Radcliff spent his lunch breaks observing butterflies on the grounds ...

The study was one of several that assessed the effects of climate change on three species of butterflies whose populations are declining.

PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Learning in the field was definitely the goal for two northwest Ohio science teachers who went on a field ...

Monarchs are among the most recognizable and best loved butterflies ... the only host plant on which monarchs lay their eggs, ...

Some of the largest clusters this season were found in Santa Cruz County, with 1,406 monarchs at Lighthouse Field State Beach ...

SANTA CRUZ — Conservationists are concerned that western monarch butterflies may be teetering ... By identifying local species of milkweed and nectar plants, and sharing this information with ...

The data shows that kings and queens were perhaps a more popular subject in schools in decades gone by than now, as over-65s were the most likely to be familiar with just about every monarch on ...

I recently heard on KUNR that monarch butterflies may soon be listed as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered ...

Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. Plant genetics differs from animal genetics in a number ...