This shape—called the Lorenz attractor—looked strikingly like a butterfly with two looping wings. Lorenz's efforts to ...

Chaos theory, originally a mathematical concept, describes systems so sensitive to initial conditions that even the smallest perturbations can lead to vastly different outcomes—an idea often called ...

A group of researchers in Germany created 3D printed wings inspired by the monarch butterfly. These robotic wings are ...

The findings challenge previous assumptions about butterfly migration and highlight the role of phenotypic plasticity.

Senior Lecturer Dr Sarah Flanagan is trying to understand super genes and if they are necessary to the future of a species.

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

Scientists discovered a moth that appears 3D despite having flat wings. Tiny structures on its wings reflect light that ...

In the dense rainforests of northern Australia and South-East Asia, a master of disguise flutters through the shadows. The ...

Why is General Electric Global Research so interested in the optical properties of butterfly wings? Rachel Won spoke ... is purely based on the intricate shape of a single photonic structure.

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with ...