In a new study, University of Georgia scientists found hotter temperatures make monarch butterflies more vulnerable to ...

California's wildlife conservation societies are urging people to come forward to help save these iconic pollinator species.

Then, the sudden arrival of warm spring weather triggers the seed to break dormancy and begin germinating. If you missed the ...

It is now the late season for butterflies in Goleta groves, and the picture is dismal. Only two butterflies were recorded in ...

The hotter conditions produced more potent toxins in the milkweed. But the researchers said that surprisingly, the parasitic ...

You won't see butterflies flitting around your winter garden. Once warm weather is over, where do butterflies go for winter?

When looking at a terrestrial ecosystem like a forest or grassland, the way plants are arranged across the landscape might seem random. To some extent, they can be. Wind or water may have dispersed a ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study. And the trend shows no sign of slowing with scientists predicting that the ...

When I applied to become a UC Master Gardener in 2015 after a few years of retirement, I was not sure what to expect. Although my career took me in a different direction, I had a midwestern farm ...

A monarch butterfly lands on milkweed at Sun Valley Elementary School in San Rafael on July 29. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) Caterpillars eat milkweed leaves. (AP Photo/Herald Times ...

This is the time of year when Nicole Hughes gets constantly distracted by the fall foliage as she drives around North Carolina. "I'm always looking," says Hughes, a biologist at High Point University.

The never-before-seen marine life was found at the depths of the Southern Ocean. Ocean scientists have found dozens of new species in one of the most remote parts of the world -- the bottom of the ...