During graduate school, he saw an opportunity to merge his expertise in miRNA with his lifelong interest in butterflies, leading him to explore the largely understudied role of miRNAs in shaping ...

The butterfly was entirely black, but what made it extraordinary were the two distinct eye-like markings on its wings. Positioned ... out from a hole in the wall, creating an eerie yet mesmerizing ...

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 ...

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 ...

A group of Osaka University researchers has developed a novel design for daylight window panes inspired by the structure of the Morpho butterfly wings that shine in a brilliant blue. The pane ...

Morpho butterflies carry structures that can manipulate light in their wings. The researchers discovered that when a biopsy was placed on a Morpho butterfly wing and viewed with a standard microscope, ...