Think of a monarch butterfly, and a distinctive image pops up: black-and-orange wings, with a sprinkling of white spots around the black edges.

Known for its shimmering blue wings, the Morpho butterfly owes its ... When she transferred to UC San Diego and joined ...

image: UC San Diego researchers are using the light-manipulating micro- and nanostructures on Morpho butterfly wings to assess the level of fibrosis in cancer biopsy samples.

NASA Explains How Butterfly Nebula Originated And Got Its Wings Most planetary nebulae are roughly circular, but a few have an hourglass or wing-like shape, like the aptly named 'Butterfly Nebula'.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego have discovered a unique way to analyze the extent of fibrosis using butterfly wings. The team ...

A team of international researchers has uncovered a surprising genetic mechanism that influences the vibrant and complex patterns on butterfly wings. In a study published in the Proceedings of the ...

Leveraging Optical Anisotropy of the Morpho Butterfly Wing for Quantitative, Stain‐Free, and Contact‐Free Assessment of Biological Tissue Microstructures. Advanced Materials , 2025; DOI: 10. ...