The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar from a wildflower, a male hovers nearby. A pheromone is released from ...

Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

“The iconic monarch butterfly is cherished across North America ... where the butterfly has a complex life cycle and migratory pattern that scientists still don’t fully understand.

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in ...

Among the thousand and thousands of monarch butterflies heading south to Mexico this fall are a couple hundred born, raised, and released at Bluff Creek Elementary School in Chanhassen. And when ...

Historically low numbers of western monarch butterflies visited the Central ... of thousands or more during their "overwintering" life cycle. “In December of 2024 the National Fish and Wildlife ...

Explore the worrying decline of Monarch butterflies in Texas and the implications for pollination and food production. Learn why preserving these butterflies is vital for a sustainable ecosystem.

Evie Kinkead, a junior at Aptos High School, pitched this story about a project she spearheaded to help monarch butterfly ...