The electrons in a twisted piece of graphene show a strange repeating pattern first predicted in 1976, but never directly measured until now ...

Recent surveys have located fewer than 1,000 individuals annually. “The bleached sandhill skipper is a miracle in the desert, and this is a big step toward preserving a unique butterfly adapted to the ...

Prior research has shown that there are just two unique species of tiger swallowtail butterfly living in areas east of the Great Lakes in North America: Papilio glaucus and Papilio canadensis.

They could beat a horse in a race and survive a blizzard. No challenge is too much for these butterflies and moths. Beating the competition is everything, and it has forced some species to grow faster ...

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.