These late-blooming plants native to North America help feed butterflies — especially monarchs-— at a crucial point.

Just a few years ago, the eastern monarch was considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ...

The monarch butterfly's annual migratory journey from Mexico to the U.S. and then Canada is a breeze compared to the federal ...

The splashy monarch butterfly only lives about five weeks, but its entire survival is in question due to threats posed by ...

A study compiled data from more than 76,000 butterfly surveys across the continental U.S. The declines seen in the last 20 ...

Experts share with us how we can use milkweed plants, any variety, to attract Monarch Butterflies, which in turn will help grow the declining population.

Due to the increased use of herbicides in the U.S., milkweed, a plant vital for monarch reproduction, has declined, ultimately harming the butterfly population. The WWF recommends people ...

By starting one of these gardens with milkweed and native wildflowers, you essentially create a smorgasbord of delectable ...

One butterfly comes so far, and then it will stop to reproduce, and then the offspring from that monarch will emerge from the ...