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When winter is upon us, we are aware of our shorter days and colder temperatures. Animals have their own adaptations for ...

Pet-forward outdoor spaces and plant collecting are among the top trends for our gardens this year.

The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading the way. The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals.

Thanks to tiny new ultralight radio tags small enough for a fragile butterfly to carry, scientists are getting a rare, real-time look at how western monarchs move through their winter habitat. It’s ...

The monarch butterfly migration is off to a tough start this season — with fewer butterflies than usual fluttering to the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove. As of Wednesday, California State ...

MADISON, Wis. — President Donald Trump's administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely despite years of warnings from ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- When this monarch butterfly hits the sky it won't be traveling alone. In fact, an energetic team of researchers will be following along with a revolutionary technology that's ...

Scientists are putting backpacks on butterflies at Ellwood Mesa. These “backpacks” are brand new, solar-powered radio tags that weigh about as much as a few grains of rice. For the first time ever, ...

Amid the eucalyptus groves at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, local bug enthusiast Sasha Hernandez squinted through the draping green leaves, searching for flashes of black and orange — the ...