Jun Takahashi penned “a heartfelt letter” apologizing for his use of live butterflies during UNDERCOVER‘s runway show at Paris Fashion Week. A representative for PETA confirmed the news and furnished ...

A monarch butterfly (Dannaux plexippus) flaps its wings in Piedra Herrada Sanctuary, Mexico. Might this start a chain of events that results in a tornado in Texas? Photograph by Jaime Rojo In 1961, ...

Think of a monarch butterfly, and a distinctive image pops up: black-and-orange wings, with a sprinkling of white spots around the black edges. Those white spots may actually help monarchs complete ...

This upscale beach town on California’s central coast is full of famous residents—but it's also one of the world’s best places for wildlife watching. Whale-watching excursions take place late spring ...

The white spots on a monarch butterfly's wings may help it migrate, according to a new study. (Pat Davis) Think of a monarch butterfly, and a distinctive image pops up: black-and-orange wings, with a ...

Monarch butterflies with more white spots on their mostly orange-and-black wings are more successful at long-distance migration. Some scientists... Monarch butterflies' white spots may help them fly ...