Hand moving the Doomsday Clock

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

As world awaits Doomsday Clock announcement, a look at its UChicago roots

Butterflies

Monarch butterfly

Monarch butterflies bred in captivity may lose ability to migrate

Jun 24, 2019

Butterfly on a feeder

Single genetic switch changes butterfly wing color, study finds

Oct 26, 2018

Monarch

Genetic secrets of the monarch butterfly revealed

Oct 6, 2014

How One Gene Gives Monarch Butterflies the Power to Migrate

Oct 1, 2014

NBC News

A single gene called doublesex controls wing mimicry in butterflies

Mar 7, 2014

The secrets of the masquerading butterfly are revealed

Mar 5, 2014

Butterfly wings hold clues to evolutionary adaptation

Jul 15, 2013

Jason Kelly

Marcus Kronforst BW

Marcus Kronforst

Title: Neubauer Family Assistant Professor

Expertise: Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Butterflies

Departmental website: https://pondside.uchicago.edu/ee/people/kronforst.html

Lab website: https://www.kronforstlab.org/