Bryan Nelson is a science writer and award-winning documentary filmmaker with over a decade of experience covering technology, astronomy, medicine, animals, and more. You've probably heard of the ...

If you’ve ever wondered why some animals like butterflies, birds, and beetles shimmer in the light and change from one iridescent color to the next, it’s because they don’t rely on pigments as most of ...

A team of Chinese researchers has created tiny wings that are capable of flapping faster than butterfly wings — and which need only sunlight as a power source. According to the researchers, the design ...

A species of tiny sea snail navigates the oceans by 'flying' through the water like a bee, American scientists have discovered. The limacina helicnia, part of the 'sea butterfly' family, was filmed ...