For a naturalist, living in Texas definitely has its share of fringe benefits. The diversity of the flora and fauna that can be observed here is nothing short of amazing. One of the amazing feats of ...

While I suspect the majority of people here in Texas have seen a monarch butterfly, most probably don’t know that they make ...

Monarch butterfly migration has a history that repeats every year! On Saturday, Sept. 9, the University of Tennessee Arboretum will host its annual Butterfly Festival ...

On the surface, it was just a simple lesson about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, a celebration of the last step in a journey toward freedom, of sorts — their migration to Mexico. Under the ...

Glenda Eubanks of Solon immerses herself daily in one of the most mind-boggling miracles of nature — the fascinating life cycle of monarch butterflies. Sparked by the interest of a young granddaughter ...

A monarch butterfly extracts itself from its chrysalis on Monday, June 19, 2023, within a protective enclosure at the Orlan Love residence in Quasqueton. (Orlan Love/correspondent) Buy Photo Much has ...

Every autumn, swarms of migrating monarchs descend on the mountains of central Mexico. It is the final stop on a journey of thousands of miles, as the butterflies travel from their North American ...

Monarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the ...