Monarch butterflies have an innate ability to navigate long distances ... Their internal clock also helps them adjust their ...

This video depicts a tethered monarch butterfly in the flight simulator ... it quickly corrects its bearing to continue on a migratory flight path. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Monarch butterflies in the western U.S. have dropped to just 9,119 this year. In 2023, the count was 233,394, meaning a 96% decline.

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

Much of California’s Habitat for the migratory Monarch butterfly is gone. Wild fires have decimated groves of trees and plants where the Western Monarch winters. The typical flight plan of the Monarch ...

Monarch butterflies have declined 80 percent or more in recent decades Each year, eastern monarchs embark on a migration spanning thousands of miles and multiple generations to overwintering ...

Inspired by the efficiency and adaptability of the wings of the monarch butterfly, they enable precise movements ... causing the wings to bend and imitate the movements of butterfly flight. The ...