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Unfolding the Colorful Architecture of Butterflies

Architecture News - Jun 16, 2010 - 11:18   10036 views

Scientists have known since the 1970s that complex structures make up butterfly scales and produce their vivid colors. Now a new study sheds light on just how those structures are formed in certain types of butterflies.
www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/science/15obwing.html