Monarch butterflies need their wings to fly to get food (nectar) and to escape predators. An injured monarch butterfly was taken to Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown, Long Island, when it had lost ...

A monarch butterfly with a ripped-off wing was miraculously able to fly again thanks to a first-of-its kind wing transplant at a nature preserve on Long Island. This surgery was a total metamorphosis!

Butterfly enthusiasts may find their hearts aflutter over the latest public artwork in the Arts District at Liberty Station in Point Loma. Artist Kaori Fukuyama’s “Garden of Transformation/Jardin de ...

I have written about Monarch butterflies frequently, and in doing so, I have read a great deal of the research that has been done.

A daring surgical procedure has given a doomed monarch butterfly a new lease of life. The delicate operation was captured on film, and you can see it for yourself in this extraordinary Instagram post.