Looking for an easy DIY that can help decorate your walls? These paper butterflies are incredibly easy to make and require just a few supplies.

Engineered mutant butterflies give a glimpse deep into the genetic roots of wing patterns, an international team reported Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Butterfly nails are a popular nail-art choice for any season. See inspiration for butterfly manicures to take to the salon.

A fractal butterfly pattern produced by an unusual configuration of magnetic fields, first predicted almost 50 years ago, has been seen in detail for the first time in a twisted piece of graphene.

Researchers recently took cues from butterflies to design thin film solar cells that can better absorb light. The rose butterfly, common to India, has soft black wings that keep the insect warm ...

Monarch butterfly color patterns vary based on the length of an individual's migration. So, what's the secret?

And by performing the same feat across several butterfly species, the team showed that this one gene, known as optix, controls all kinds of butterfly patterns. Red becomes black. Matte becomes shiny.

Who does an artistic genius look to for inspiration? If you’re Kendrick Lamar, it’s a combination of people, places and things. The rapper recently opened up to Grammys.com and explained the ...

Heliconius adults live a relatively long adult life for a butterfly—up to 8 months. This requires them to be especially good at avoiding predators. One way that Heliconius have evolved to avoid being ...

New technologies like laser-authentication of foods and polarized thread patterns on bags give us targeted solutions to the problem, but a new technology inspired by butterfly wings may have the ...