When it comes to intricacy, few animal nests can compete with those constructed by long-tailed tits. This is how they make them ...

Migratory birds change how high they fly over deserts and seas. Wing shape, feather color, and heat all play a role in ...

It is in this cold, luminous world that I met a bird that textbooks describe plainly, but nature reveals poetically: the female Nilchey Lal-Girdi, Plumbeous Redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus) ...

Under the microscope, a simple parrot feather transforms into a breathtaking display of color and structure. Nature’s design up close is nothing short of incredible. #NatureCloseUp #MicroscopeWorld #W ...

The 19th century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins paid homage to the kingfisher’s brilliant plumage in his poem “As Kingfishers ...

Using synchrotron X-ray methodologies and nanotechnology-based analytical methods, Northwestern University scientists have uncovered how nanoscale, spongy architectures — rather than pigments — within ...

Scat analysis is a valuable tool for the description and quantification of mammal diets. However, estimating the number of prey eaten using prey remains found in feces is difficult mainly due to ...

Feathers are having a full-blown fashion renaissance — and the 2026 Grammys made it impossible to ignore, as the classic accents fluttered across the red carpet in high-fashion form. Lady Gaga (who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feathers are having a full-blown fashion renaissance — and the 2026 Grammys made it impossible to ignore, as the classic accents ...