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 ...

For two decades, physicists have predicted the existence of a remarkable family of exotic molecules: giant atoms bound to ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Visitors are getting an up-close look at one of nature’s most colorful insects. The Science Spectrum’s ‘Butterfly Alive Exhibit’ is back for its third year, giving everyone the ...

For years, workers at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield have kept track of the questions asked most frequently by guests. Queries such as “Where do butterflies come from?” and “What ...

A team of Mexican scientists are developing a successful experiment that allows for the recovery and maintenance of endemic trees in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve that provide a habitat for ...

In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, researchers at Princeton University have observed a fractal energy pattern in quantum materials that had only been predicted on paper for nearly fifty years.

With their bright orange hues and lengthy migration, monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are one of the world's most iconic insects. But their population has steadily dropped in recent decades as ...