They're out to bait the Purple Emperor, one of Britain's most elusive butterflies, whose beauty disguises some filthy feeding habits. You never forget your first time, says butterfly enthusiast ...

University of Manchester scientists have produced stunning new 3D images of a butterfly developing inside the chrysalis using high-tech imaging techniques. The unique pictures were taken using a ...

So far Smalley and his student researchers have 3D-light-printed several tiny images: a butterfly, a prism, the stretch-Y BYU logo, rings that wrap around an arm and an individual in a lab coat ...

Smalley’s team has taken a different approach — using a technique known as volumetric display — to create moving 3D images ... moving images. The team managed to depict a moving spiral line drawing ...

Butterfly conservationist and Purple Emperor fan Neil Hulme explains the allure of the species.