Butterflies have long been believed to represent transformation and change, thanks to the stunning metamorphosis they must go through to go from caterpillar to the winged pollinator so many of us ...

DENVER, Colorado — When artist Juls Mendoza puts brush to canvas, every stroke carries meaning. Throughout his many years of professional work, there is one image his brush returns to again and again: ...

There’s only one host plant for a monarch butterfly—milkweed! Choose native varieties for your area such as common milkweed, butterfly weed, swamp milkweed and showy milkweed. Create a monarch haven ...

• Seventeen Wisconsin lawmakers and former state treasurer Jack Voight support legislation to make the monarch butterfly the state's official butterfly • Monarch butterfly populations have plummeted ...

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 ...

It happens to every nature enthusiast at least once. You spot an orange butterfly with black markings hovering around a pretty flower and say, “Oh, look, it’s a monarch!” Except, on closer inspection, ...

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 vigorous debate surrounding the health of the monarch butterfly, new research may have answered the biggest question plaguing butterfly researchers. Why are the wintering populations declining ...

The monarch butterfly population has declined in recent decades, leading to a proposed listing as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. People can help monarch butterflies by planting milkweed, ...