Young children are often taught that caterpillars form a chrysalis and transform into butterflies. However, the exact details of metamorphosis aren’t always clarified due to the complicated biological ...

The world’s oceans absorb approximately a quarter of all carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions. During absorption, CO 2 reacts with seawater and oceanic pH levels fall. This is known as ocean acidification ...

There are two basic life-cycle patterns among animals. Many animals have complex life cycles with two or more very distinct stages; metamorphosis is the usual term for the often-radical changes that ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Cole Family Monarch Conservation Center and Butterfly House at the Greensboro Science Center (GSC) has officially reopened for the season. This immersive exhibit allows visitors ...

Butterflies are often considered bellwether species for climate change, and to retain the cooler climates they need for their life cycles, species around the world have been shifting their habitats ...

Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly is a 56-minute narrated film that unfolds along the shores of Cape Ann and in the heart of Mexico’s forested volcanic mountains. Every stage of ...