Butterfly pea, a pantropical plant found in Southeast Asia, is more often used in high-end cocktails due to its brilliant natural blue dye. But seeing the blue hue in a pie — which Natthaya (Aing) ...

Last Friday I watched a group of individuals enter the “Dream Garden” at the East Texas Arboretum and drew parallels to our migratory birds and butterflies. The visitors admired the ...

Discover the shocking ending of the thrilling ninth episode of the second season as Kentaro reveals his tragic motives. Here ...

One of the most recognizable—and imitated—insects in the world is on the edge of extinction, scientists warn. “Monarchs need our help, and we need monarchs because they are spectacular and ...

The amount of habitat occupied my monarch butterflies in central Mexico increased 64% compared to last year. The butterflies covered 7.24 acres, an improvement from last year's 4.42 acres of coverage.

Monarch butterfly populations in North America have been in dramatic decline for several decades. But in a glimmer of hope for the iconic orange-and-black species, the 2025 population estimate was ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A Monarch Butterfly checks out the Monarch Waystation at the Greenwood Stormwater Nature Center and Testing Lab. Submitted photo Local residents can learn to create Monarch butterfly habitats in an ...

Monarch butterfly numbers are flying higher, but they still have many miles to go. According to a pair of 2025-2026 reports from the World Wildlife Fund and partners, the population of eastern monarch ...

New fencing is up at the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove. According to the Central Coast State Parks Association, the fence “helps ensure the monarch habitat remains protected and ...

Monarch butterflies need their wings to fly to get food (nectar) and to escape predators. An injured monarch butterfly was taken to Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown, Long Island, when it had lost ...

A daring surgical procedure has given a doomed monarch butterfly a new lease of life. The delicate operation was captured on film, and you can see it for yourself in this extraordinary Instagram post.