Scientists uncovered a key genetic pathway in the origin of feathers, but they found that evolution is stubborn in turning ...

But even though Fuegian streamers can no longer fly, they lost this ability relatively recently, and their feathers remain similar to those of their flying cousins. Saitta says he was surprised by how ...

Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light ...

“Oftentimes the fluorescent areas were bordered by really darkly pigmented feathers, which contrasted against that fluorescence,” Martin said. “A lot of these birds-of-paradise have also ...

A survey of museum specimens reveals that more than a dozen species of the birds sport biofluorescence in feathers, skin or even inside their throats.

“I can’t imagine they could sell these birds. They had no feathers, open wounds, were bleeding a lot.” Earlier this month, Hochul ordered 82 live poultry markets across New York ...

like the asymmetry in the flight feathers that allows birds to fly, are easier to change, and thus disappear relatively quickly once birds no longer need to fly. But overall, the basic feather ...

like the asymmetry in the flight feathers that allows birds to fly, are easier to change, and thus disappear relatively quickly once birds no longer need to fly. But overall, the basic feather ...