Monarch butterflies inspire awe through migrations that span thousands of miles across North America—a cycle repeated ...

Only six Purple Marsh Milkweeds can be found within the Forest of Valor at any given time, with each Purple Marsh Milkweed respawning every 20 minutes upon being picked.

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Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in Mexico. Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys ...

The migratory monarch butterfly—the iconic subspecies common to North America—was declared endangered today by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global leading ...

Monarch butterfly caterpillars only eat leaves from the milkweed genus, Asclepias spp., so it’s critical for those butterflies that we try to grow as many of these plants as we can. Collecting ...