Some people raise dogs or cats for their cuddly companionship. Others opt for fuss-free fish. Carol Stokes and Lori Beilke of Manitowoc, Wis., choose to mother monarchs. Though butterflies are not as ...

RICHMOND — A red admiral stopped by the other day appearing, not from a Russian ship, but from a pupa. It was moving its wings slowly up and down, perhaps a newborn needing to dry them. It was ...

Monarch butterflies in Northern California are adapting to a changing climate by embracing an unexpected strategy: breeding in the winter. The shift could be key to the survival of the iconic insect, ...

Monarch butterflies alight on a flower Monday in Lawrence. The butterflies are heading south to their winter habitat in Mexico. They stop in the Lawrence area, most notably in the wetlands, to refuel ...

The first-ever Monarch butterflies in space have taken flight on the international space station to the delight of astronauts aboard. Space station commander Jeff Williams, of NASA, beamed video of ...

Monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus, began their annual fall migration around mid-August. These butterflies are the great-great-grandchildren of the monarchs that migrated to Mexico last fall. You ...

Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. “What happens inside a chrysalis during metamorphosis?” asked Chris, writing from ...

People handle monarch butterflies. A lot. Every year thousands of monarch butterflies are caught, tagged and released during their fall migration by citizen scientists helping to track their movements ...

Monarch butterflies engage in a spectacular migration that encompasses multiple generations. They surf the green wave of spring as it spreads north, producing new generations on the way. Then, as ...