Mars has a new showpiece for planetary scientists, and it looks uncannily like a butterfly frozen mid-flight. A fresh set of images from a long-running European orbiter reveals an impact scar whose ...

Butterflies closer to the equator have been shown to evolve shared wing patterns faster than their relatives at higher latitudes. That gradient reframes tropical diversity as an active process, shaped ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mars Express orbiter captures a sweeping view of Idaeus Fossae in Mars' northern lowlands, ...