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A daring surgical procedure has given a doomed monarch butterfly a new lease of life. The delicate operation was captured on ...

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 ...

A monarch butterfly flies to Joe Pye weed, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Freeport, Maine. The populations of both insect species have struggled in recent years. Rapid development and climate change are ...

A wildlife rehabilitation center on Long Island, New York, performed a life-saving wing transplant on a monarch butterfly. The transplant went viral on social media and is providing some much-needed ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- A count of the Western Monarch butterfly population last winter saw a staggering drop in numbers, but there are hopeful signs the beautiful pollinators are adapting to a changing ...

The wings of monarchs that survive a 2,000-mile-long migration tend to be spottier, suggesting that feature may aid the insects’ ability to fly. By Kate Golembiewski Every fall, monarch butterflies ...

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 distinctive ...