Every fall, a generation of monarch butterflies embarks on a journey spanning thousands of miles to a place they have never visited, guided by forces scientists still struggle to fully explain. What ...

Monarch butterflies undergo a huge migration every year. Now, there's new technology to track them from your phone for citizen science.

Find out when monarchs will pass through your area, where to watch and how to improve your chances of witnessing their breathtaking fall journey.

Butterflies' flight trajectories often appear random or chaotic, but their hovering patterns can potentially provide critical design insights for developing micro aerial vehicles with flapping wings.

You may spot a monarch butterfly or two as they gather to fly south for winter. The fall monarch butterfly migration is underway and will last through November. After millions of monarchs spent the ...

Think of a monarch butterfly, and a distinctive image pops up: black-and-orange wings, with a sprinkling of white spots around the black edges. Those white spots may actually help monarchs complete ...

Butterflies do not visit every flower equally. They respond to factors such as colour, flower shape, scent, nectar ...

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Butterflies' flight trajectories often appear random or chaotic, and compared with other hovering insects, their bodies follow seemingly mysterious, jagged, jerking motions. These unique hovering ...

Researchers find that the white spots on the wings of monarch butterflies may help them fly farther. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on June 21, 2023.) Monarch butterflies have distinctive ...