Researchers find that the white spots on the wings of monarch butterflies may help them fly farther. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on June 21, 2023.) Monarch butterflies have ...

The brutish common milkweed, not a choice garden plant, is setting its strange pods now that its muddy pink blooms are ... the orange and black-veined monarch butterfly. The caterpillar takes ...

The monarch butterfly population has declined in recent ... The plants bloom orange, pink or white flowers in the spring. During the fall they release seeds attached to wispy white stems that ...

Monarch butterflies with larger white spots on their wings are more successful at migrating long distances. It is unclear how these spots help the butterflies, but it is possible they create ...

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 ...

The white spots on the edges of a monarch butterfly's wings might give it an advantage while migrating, according to new research. Sanka Vidanagama / NurPhoto via Getty Images For a migrating ...