Butterflies, bees, and even bats are celebrated as pollinators: creatures that travel from flower to flower to feed, and in the process, help fertilize the plants by spreading pollen. But some of nature's most diverse pollinators ...
Ecology
May 25, 2023
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Female monarch butterflies have no trouble finding a mate—even when a parasite kills most of the males, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2023
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As devastating storms pounded California, nature lovers feared for endangered monarch butterflies that winter there as part of a seemingly magical migration pattern.
Ecology
Feb 4, 2023
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The population of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded for a second year in a row after a precipitous drop in 2020, but the population of orange-and-black insects is still well below ...
Ecology
Feb 1, 2023
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An international research team including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has discovered that the striking orange and black wings of monarch butterflies not only send the message to predators ...
Evolution
Jan 18, 2023
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There's some hope fluttering around San Luis Obispo County this holiday season.
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2022
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When the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium was formed seven years ago, Iowa State University researchers faced two big questions about reestablishing the milkweed and other wildflowers needed for the iconic butterfly's ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2022
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The first monarch butterflies have appeared in the mountaintop forests of central Mexico where they spend the winter, Mexico's Environment Department said Saturday.
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2022
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A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert wants Texans to know that time is running out to spot monarch butterflies on their annual migration to Mexico.
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2022
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Near the driving range in Chicago's Lakeview area, a faint but sweet smell floats in the air. One can follow it to a collection of beds where flowers sprout, surrounding a community garden in which vegetables and herbs grow.
Plants & Animals
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