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1,038 results for: Butterflies

  1. Life

    Oldest mites in amber discovered

    Two new species of arthropods found in 230-million-year-old fossilized resin show similarities to modern-day species.

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  2. Chemistry

    Molecules/Matter & Energy

    Metamaterial warp drives, secrets of coffee rings and more in this week's news

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  3. Animals

    Animals on the Move

    Worldwide — on land, in the sea and in rivers, streams and lakes — wildlife is responding to rising temperatures.

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  4. Life

    Worries grow over monarch butterflies

    Migrants overwintering in Mexico rebounded somewhat this past winter, but still trending downward.

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  5. Science & Society

    Science Ink

    Tattoos of the Science Obsessed by Carl Zimmer.

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  6. Life

    Genes & Cells

    Genes for butterfly wings and maintaining maleness, plus turtles meet their lizard relatives and more in this week’s news.

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  7. As Told By the Egg

    The story of fertilization, from the female point of view.

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  8. Science Future for June 4, 2011

    June 27 Go behind the scenes of Houston’s Cockrell Butterfly Center. Go to https://store.hmns.org July 15–17 Swim with the world’s largest fish at the fourth annual Whale Shark Festival in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. More information at www.whalesharkfest.com

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  9. Life

    New light on moths gone soot-colored

    Researchers trace the mutation that led to the dramatic darkening of an insect's wings during England's industrial revolution to a region rich in genes that control color patterns.

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  10. Tech

    Beginnings of Bionic

    Electronics that bend with the human body may soon make their way into medical devices to track health, deliver treatments and improve surgery.

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  11. Life

    Fossil moth reveals colorful hue

    Paleontologists deduce how ridges on the creature’s wings would have reflected light.

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  12. Humans

    Humans

    Footprinting crime scenes, wine refueling stations for King Tut and more in this week’s news.

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