Butterfly wings get their color in ways that almost feel impossible. Up close, each wing is made of countless tiny scales that either hold pigment or manipulate light. The oranges, reds, and browns ...

Monarch butterflies need their wings to fly to get food (nectar) and to escape predators. An injured monarch butterfly was taken to Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown, Long Island, when it had lost ...

A monarch butterfly has a second chance at life after New York City veterinarians repaired its damaged wing with an innovative transplant procedure. Sweetbriar Nature Center via Storyful A Monarch ...

Scientists have discovered a new twist in a process that forms an intricate nanostructure responsible for the vibrant green colours of the Emerald-patched Cattleheart butterfly's wings. (Nanowerk News ...

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Engineers have continuously observed scales growing and assembling on a butterfly wing for the first time as the developing insect transforms inside its chrysalis. If you brush against the wings of a ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found an unusual ally in the quest to make cancer diagnosis faster, more accurate and more accessible worldwide: the Morpho butterfly. Known ...