When monarch butterflies wing their way south to central Mexico each fall, they use the sun to ensure that they stay on course. But how they head in the right direction on cloudy days has been a ...

Researchers at Keele University have discovered that migratory butterflies may use different navigation systems to find their way during migrations, highlighting the importance of understanding how ...

For more than 130 million years, butterflies have graced our planet. For much of our own history we’ve enjoyed them, but never knew much about them. Over the past 10 years, that’s changed. Using ...

It was a big week for two hardship cases in the animal kingdom — manatees and monarch butterflies. Both are on the rebound. On Friday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that monarch ...

Some tend to regard endangered or threatened species as exotic animals facing adversity in far-flung locales. But there could soon be an addition to the threatened list that’s local to your backyard: ...

Butterflies are often seen as symbols of beauty, grace, and transformation. But beneath those colorful wings lies a surprisingly strange and sometimes disgusting reality. Many butterflies drink fluids ...

Unfortunately, the world is not a very peaceful or safe place for many individuals. From conflict to abuse to exploitation, there is so much cruelty inflicted on both humans and animals. While this ...