Critters consuming species that harbor deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way.

Monarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the ...

Q: My milkweed has orange bugs on its seed pods. Are they harmful? No, they’re not going to damage the plant enough to warrant intervention. These are native insects, and they are part of the ...

Though some believe tropical milkweed is responsible for declining population levels of monarch butterflies, researchers at UC Davis show that the plant neither helps nor harms the charismatic species ...