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 ...

MEXICO CITY (CN) — The yearly migration of monarch butterflies might best be described as a round-trip relay race. Multiple generations of butterflies are born, reproduce and die along the journey.

SALISBURY — Last weekend, Salisbury had a hand in one of the largest natural migrations taking place across the U.S., and it happened in a flutter. Hurley Park hosted the annual monarch butterfly ...

Scientists have long wondered how butterflies fly. Compared with other flying animals, the creatures have unusually short, broad and large wings relative to their body size. Now, experts have found ...

Scientists have long wondered how butterflies fly -- compared with other flying animals, the creatures have unusually short, broad and large wings relative to their body size. Now, experts have found ...

Butterflies' flight trajectories often appear random or chaotic, but their hovering patterns can potentially provide critical design insights for developing micro aerial vehicles with flapping wings.