Beneath the scales that form the color palette on their wings, butterflies have a clear membrane that is as functional, if not as beautiful, as their flamboyant pigmentation. “Kids learn that if you ...

Butterflies and moths are known to mimic one another in order to adopt warning colors that ward off predators. A new study investigates the genetic machinery behind these adaptations and finds that ...

One hundred years ago, naturalists and other outdoor enthusiasts had the foresight to collect and preserve natural specimens unique to the Great Basin. Those collections have been entrusted to the ...

Summer and winter seasons constitute vastly different living conditions for animals and plants in many parts of the world. So how have different organisms evolved to cope with this variation? A study ...

Scientists and engineers have long been fascinated by the dazzling array of optical properties present in nature 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13. While coloration is a tangible reminder of the wonders ...

Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists have found. Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behaviour, scientists at the ...

The wall brown butterfly in Europe could be hitting a northern limit to its range expansion despite rapid adaptations to warming temperatures, according to a report by Stockholm University posted by ...