It’s always a thrill when a beautiful orange butterfly flutters through your backyard. First things first, how do you actually know if you’re seeing a monarch? Some butterflies look like monarchs.

Transformations come in many varieties and in recent years, one local gardener has undergone a metamorphosis of her own. It all started four years ago, when Linda Pelzl of Prior Lake heard a ...

Newly released data shows that the number of monarch butterflies migrating to California this winter is near-record low. "We ...

But in the animal kingdom, a lot of creatures straddle it ... The phenomenon has been documented in birds, crustaceans—and butterflies. Evolutionary biologist Josh Jahner explains “what ...

“A lot of people don’t know about the plight of monarch butterflies,” she said. If you’re feeling creative, you could even give potted nectar plants or seed packets to friends and family ...