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Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics. The results of the 28 th annual mid-season ...

It’s hard to imagine a more vigorous advocate for the endangered monarch butterfly than Rick Mikula. Known around Hazleton as the butterfly guy, Mikula has spent his adult life teaching about ...

Lehigh Valley residents may be noticing streaks of black and orange flitting through their back yards in recent days. The “king” of the Lepidoptera family, the monarch butterfly, is passing through ...

To save the "alarmingly low" population of monarch butterflies in North America, a University of Guelph professor and ecologist says Canada, the U.S., and Mexico need to co-operate on a wide-scale ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The eastern monarch butterfly population is growing, and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says that's thanks to conservation efforts. According to the latest survey released ...

MADISON, Wis. — President Donald Trump’s administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely despite years of warnings from ...

Following the shorelines of the Great Lakes, monarch butterflies are gradually leaving Michigan as their instincts take them south. Millions of monarchs migrate from Mexico and the Gulf Coast each ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat ...

Scientists are hoping Californians will help paint a clearer picture of the state's monarch butterfly population. Ahead of California Biodiversity Day starting Saturday, the California State Parks ...

It’s a sunny July afternoon, and Grayslake neighbors Annie Lawson and Heather Bauer are standing at the side of Lawson’s home, carefully going through her garden of milkweed plants. Lawson points at ...