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

A flamingo looks like a bird cooked up by an exuberant preschooler ... as well as aquatic vegetation. And the glorious feathers? They seem to exist purely for our delight, but in fact they ...

The pressures of climate change may be strengthening bonds between unlikely allies in Central Australia's bird community as ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and birds that can't. They found ...

With flashy feathers and fancy moves, birds of paradise are already known for extravagant looks. But a trick that boosts that zing has been overlooked by science, until now. In the right light ...