Butterfly wings get their color in ways that almost feel impossible. Up close, each wing is made of countless tiny scales that either hold pigment or manipulate light. The oranges, reds, and browns ...

A monarch butterfly has a second chance at life after New York City veterinarians repaired its damaged wing with an innovative transplant procedure. Sweetbriar Nature Center via Storyful A Monarch ...

A butterfly's wing is covered in hundreds of thousands of tiny scales like miniature shingles on a paper-thin roof. A single scale is as small as a speck of dust, yet surprisingly complex, with a ...

Butterfly wings inspire new imaging technique for cancer diagnosis Using the nanostructures found on butterfly wings, scientists have developed a simple and inexpensive way to analyze cancerous ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A monarch butterfly with a broken wing was miraculously able to fly again after it underwent a wing transplant at a nature preserve. The Sweetbriar Nature Center in Long Island, ...

NEW YORK — A Long Island nature center used a dead butterfly's wing to help another butterfly continue its life and migration. The Monarch butterfly in question was brought in by a Good Samaritan with ...