Also catching the flight was a hand-held whole-body ultrasound scanner that would soon be used in its first user demo in space. The Butterfly iQ is a single-probe whole-body ultrasound system ...

The wings of a butterfly are made of chitin ... material to provide the unique strength and stiffness necessary for flight. This natural combination of forces, movement of water, and molecular ...

Butterflies' flight trajectories often appear random or chaotic, and compared with other hovering insects, their bodies follow seemingly mysterious, jagged, jerking motions. These unique hovering ...

Thermal tolerance, on the other hand, involves physiological processes ... The thorax “is where the muscles that power butterfly flight are, and so are important body parts to maintain the ...

Department of Environment and Heritage Protection threatened species unit senior conservation officer Ian Gynther said the butterfly's recovery was a critical priority under EHP's Back on Track ...

It upends what we know about butterfly migration and behavior. "The butterflies could only have completed this flight using a strategy alternating between active flight, which is costly ...

Painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui ... one of the longest nonstop flights ever recorded for individual insects. It may also be the first verified account of an individual insect crossing ...