Tucked away in the vibrant heart of Tokyo’s Shinjuku entertainment district, a curious speakeasy has emerged, where the bar flies actually have wings and a typical icebreaker between patrons might be: ...

The kingfisher is a small bird with iridescent blue and orange feathers. In addition to this, its short, stocky body and sharp beak make it a skilled hunter. These birds are often seen perched near ...

The blue morpho ranks among the most beautiful butterflies in the world. Huge (by butterfly standards) and hugely famous (again, by butterfly standards), it’s an iridescent showboat with azure ...

My January 2012 NISE (Nanoscale informal science education) Net newsletter (The Nano Bite) features a new video, this one about the Blue Morpho butterfly which shows the butterfly wings at various ...

From the Oct. 27, 2015 Duke University blog posting titled, Iridescent Beauty: Development, function and evolution of plant nanostructures that influence animal behavior, Iridescent wings of a Morpho ...