A vapour sensor based on an exact replica of the butterfly-scale design will most probably be unable to selectively quantify more than ten individual vapours from their mixture. A man-made ...

Butterflies and moths are masters of disguise, able to copy animal faces, rolled-up leaves and even snakes. Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths ...

A Monarch butterfly born in Canada will fly more than 3,000 miles to Mexico, across land it has never seen. Its journey is filled with peril, many never make it and those that do will never return.

More information: Victoria J. Lloyd et al, The actin cytoskeleton plays multiple roles in structural color formation in ...