While many circumstances factor into the calculation, researchers found in a new study that local predators, not appearance ...

Ever wondered why some animals warn with bold colors while others hide from predators? It depends on tiny shifts in their habitat.

You see monarch caterpillars, you see monarch butterflies — but why don't you see a monarch chrysalis? Here's what makes them tricky to find.

The animal world is incredibly colorful, and behind this color palette is a constant game of survival.

Most of us – by the time we reach high school – have learned about the monarch butterfly tasting bad to predators because it ...

Monarch butterfly numbers are declining, but people like Lorene and Robert Miller of Plain City are helping in a major way.

When creatures up the food chain consume a monarch, they suffer anything from diarrhea to cardiac arrest. In the animal ...

Frederick County resident Philip Haines has raised and released 120 monarch butterflies on his farm this year. He takes the ...

On a warm summer morning, you’re sitting in your yard enjoying a slow moment, when a flash of color catches your eye. Bright orange and black wings dance through the air before alighting on a purple ...

Milkweed plants, classified under the genus Asclepias, have been present in ecosystems and human history for many years.

Milkweed is beautiful, easy to grow, and necessary for butterflies to survive. Here's how to grow and care for milkweed the ...