Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found an unusual ally in the quest to make cancer diagnosis faster, more accurate and more accessible worldwide: the Morpho butterfly.

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. ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found an unusual ally in the quest to make cancer diagnosis faster, more accurate and more accessible worldwide: the Morpho butterfly. Known ...

The team specifically used the wings of the Morpho butterfly. Aside from being one of the largest butterflies in the world, the Morpho butterfly is known for its iridescent, bright blue wings that ...

Taking inspiration from the 3D photonic structures on a Morpho butterfly’s shimmering blue wings, scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have developed ...

Every March, as butterflies burst from their chrysalises, I feel myself shedding the weight of winter, breathing in warmth and color after months of gray. My birthday, which falls at the same time, ...

Scientists create biodegradable, structurally colored glitter from cellulose nanocrystals, eliminating microplastic waste.

The blue morpho is the largest butterfly at 6 to 8 inches. They are hard to miss. “They have a much larger wingspan, and their wings are not clear,” Dunham said. “They’re two different colors.