A Monarch butterfly born in Canada will fly more than 3,000 miles to Mexico, across land it has never seen. Its journey is filled with peril, many never make it and those that do will never return.

More information: Fadile Yudum Comez et al, Three-dimensional flow evaluation of monarch butterfly wing, Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, An International Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1504/PCFD.

Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) appear to be declining not just in North America but also in Australasia. Could this ...

For a monarch butterfly, the more white spots you ... but one theory is that they may alter air flow patterns around the wings. "We actually went into this thinking that monarchs with more dark ...

The iconic monarch butterfly, known for its striking orange and black coloration, migratory patterns ... development—like in the common sooty-wing (Pholisora catullus), which thrived in weedy ...