Since the discovery, researchers have puzzled over how exactly the bird was so well-preserved ... during the natural ...

In a nutshell Scientists temporarily reversed feather evolution in chickens by blocking a key developmental pathway, causing ...

In her watercolor triptych, Rosalie Haizlett celebrates the vibrant colors and details found in the feathers of common—and ...

The possession of feathers and other parts of native North American birds without a permit is banned by the Migratory Bird ...

Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been ...

Scientists recreate ancient proto-feathers in chicken embryos, revealing evolutionary resilience in feather development.

Biofluorescence is widespread in birds-of-paradise, a group of tropical birds famous for their spectacular courtship dances.

But they disagree about what's behind the orange feathers ... biologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which is tracking the bird. "Deliberate staining is generally either ...

Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple ... before being progressively modified under natural selection to give rise to the more complex ...