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The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading the way. The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals.

PISMO BEACH, Calif. (KEYT) - For a second straight year, a low number of monarch butterflies have been counted at the popular Pismo State Beach Butterfly Grove. "Unfortunately, we're looking at ...

New tech is allowing researchers to monitor California’s monarch butterflies as the species faces a dangerous decline in population. The backstory: Estimates suggest the monarch butterfly population ...

Extreme weather and rising temperatures threaten their epic migration, but scientists say targeted habitat restoration can help. Monarch butterflies perch on a tree in El Rosario Sanctuary, part of ...

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) - For centuries, monarch butterflies have traveled thousands of miles across North America, guided by instincts that scientists are only beginning to understand. Now, a team of ...

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