Butterfly Blueprints
Explore how the scientific secrets of butterflies are inspiring technological innovations.
Butterfly Blueprints NOVA
The hidden scientific secrets of butterflies reveal them to be more inventive and resilient than we ever imagined. Follow their extraordinary life cycle and migrations to tropical rainforests, windswept prairies, and even inside a cocoon as it’s being spun.
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