The intricate patterns on butterfly wings are not just random decorations but are determined by a very specific gene. This gene plays a crucial role in ... Continue Reading → ...

With just 5 minutes and a few wire bends, you can complete a beautiful necklace for yourself. Let's try it together! You can ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The beautiful patterns on butterfly wings are emerging as exceptional model systems that may reveal much about how the shapes, sizes and colors of specific organisms have evolved, a ...

People have been interested in butterflies for hundreds of years because of their bright colors and complicated wing patterns ...

An Asian butterfly's white wings tipped with vibrant red-orange are not only eye catching, they contain a poison, scientists have found. They share this venom with an unlikely counterpart: predatory ...

Some creatures can't pick sides, like this half-male, half-female leopard lacewing butterfly. Dual-sex animals like this one, called gynandromorphs, are also found in birds and crustaceans. This ...

A stunning cosmic hourglass has formed from a double-star system’s birth. The James Webb Space Telescope captured this breathtaking sight in vivid detail. Called Lynds 483, this nebula is 650 ...

The full grown morpho rhetenor butterfly, a native to South America. The blue morpho butterfly shows off its brightly colored wings when in flight. But at rest, with closed wings, the butterfly ...