During graduate school, he saw an opportunity to merge his expertise in miRNA with his lifelong interest in butterflies, leading him to explore the largely understudied role of miRNAs in shaping ...

He explains, 'The dazzling blue morpho is undoubtedly a favourite butterfly with visitors because of its incredible colour, its size and its constant activity. You’ll nearly always see them on the ...

The Sand Mountain blue butterfly is closely linked to Kearney buckwheat; larvae feed exclusively on the plant, and adult butterflies rely on its nectar as a primary food source. Unfortunately, the ...

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 ...

Think lilac, blush pink, lavender, and pastel blue, with gold accents for ... Give your creativity wings and throw a butterfly baby shower that’s as beautiful and memorable as this moment ...

After Hurricane Andrew ripped through South Florida in 1992, the already-scarce Miami blue butterfly almost went extinct: No one recorded a single sighting for years. Finally, in 1999, a cheer went up ...

Females can mimic the wings of up to five different, more poisonous butterfly species, giving them protection. The Indian leaf butterfly (Kallima paralekta) is nearly impossible to spot when it is ...

Known for its shimmering blue wings, the Morpho butterfly owes its brilliance not to pigments but to microscopic structures that manipulate light. Now, researchers are harnessing those same ...