In a first, physicists have directly seen Hofstadter’s butterfly—a long-sought-after fractal in the quantum realm ...

Sixth-graders in Jennifer Smith’s science classes at Mahomet-Seymour Middle School recently saw a variety of items up close ...

Butterflies possess intricate wing structures that have inspired many technological innovations. For instance, the blue ...

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 ...

Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths (known collectively as Lepidoptera) make use of their vibrant wing patterns? Why are some species experts in ...