The Gazette

AROUND TOWN: Art butterfly Rotary Flight raises thousands of dollars for nonprofit and school projects

Beautiful and unique metal art butterflies and dragonflies have found homes in even more yards and gardens after year 15 of the Colorado Springs Rotary Club Flight . Starting in early September, the ...
Scientific American

The Mathematical Butterfly: Simulations Provide New Insights on Flight

This story was originally published by Inside Science News Service. (ISNS) – Flapping and flitting butterflies have long inspired poets, singers and even boxers. Now their motions are inspiring ...
The Gazette

Around Town: 13th Butterflies Flight auction goes virtual, raises $100,000 for D-11 and Rotary

The 13th year for the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs’ highly anticipated auction of large art butterflies and dragonflies would have been a Western-themed evening of “Butterflies and Boots” at the ...
New Atlas

Butterfly takes epic 2,600-mile transatlantic flight, stuns scientists

In a world first, scientists have discovered that painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui) have used favorable winds and a strategy of active flying and autopilot to fly across the world without ...
Science Daily

Butterflies mimic each other's flight behavior to avoid predators

Researchers have shown that inedible species of butterfly that mimic each others' color patterns have also evolved similar flight behaviors to warn predators and avoid being eaten. Researchers have ...