Every spring, gardeners wait for a familiar flash of orange wings to glide into their yards. Monarch butterflies, the symbols ...

People often think of common milkweed, the 3-to 5-feet tall unbranching plant with oval leaves and pink flower clusters. But ...

Despite persistent myths dating to 1948, these fuzzy Isabella tiger moth larvae can't actually predict seasonal extremes.

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Alex Vesia has established himself as a critical piece to his team’s bullpen, and his wife ...

The monarch butterfly, known for its bright orange patterned wings, is in the middle of its migration from the northern U.S.

When designing a garden, the possibilities are endless. This can often be a barrier to getting started on your next garden ...

Anurag Agrawal, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor at Cornell University, gave a talk about monarch butterflies and the ecological disasters that they highlight in the University of ...

In early fall, the butterflies assemble by the dozens or hundreds on the South Shore before a journey of several weeks to ...

I have been wondering if it would have been more likely to be struck by lightning,” said the biologist who spotted the rare ...

These days, anything unusual in nature often grabs attention, especially on social media. Bright yellow animals are one such ...

She spearheaded the creation of a native milkweed garden at the 32-acre Wawapek Preserve in Cold Spring Harbor.

From amphibians that control mosquitoes to insects that aid in decomposition, who knew there were helpful tenants taking up ...