Each tag included the words: Send to Zoology University Toronto Canada. As tagged butterfly wings turned up across the continent, many were returned by mail to the Urquharts by people who heeded ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

Researchers have developed robotic wings that mimic the movement of butterfly wings using only magnetic fields, with no need for batteries or electronics. Inspired by the endurance and efficiency of ...

Butterflies and moths are masters of disguise, able to copy animal faces, rolled-up leaves and even snakes. Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths ...

Hatchlings are killed young, to preserve their wings. The trade in rare butterflies ... Together they make up the lowest step in a butterfly market that ends in private parlors and corporate ...

A vapour sensor based on an exact replica of the butterfly-scale design will most probably be unable to selectively quantify more than ten individual vapours from their mixture. A man-made ...