"These reports indicate conservation measures are going in the right direction." ...

Follow their journey from Mexico to your backyard.

DOUGLAS COUNTY — Just when you thought there was no good news anywhere, it turns out monarch butterfly populations are up ...

It usually takes just two to three days for them to build up their strength.

Peak monarch butterfly migration begins in the Carolinas and Georgia as the butterflies continue their annual fall journey south.

Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies set off on a journey spanning thousands of miles—and several generations. Where ...

The study also noted that roost size declined more dramatically along the southern migration path. In Texas, the size of migratory roosts in Texas today is 80 percent smaller than they were just 17 ...

Monarch butterflies, with their striking orange and black wings, are some of the most recognizable butterflies in North America. But they're in trouble. Monarch caterpillars can only eat the leaves of ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Why are thousands of monarch butterflies heading to AL? The annual fall migration is about to bring them through the state.

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign for the future of the beloved ...