Featured in feathers
Apr 04, 2022
Songbirds near the equator really are hotter, color-wise
An analysis on feathered specimens supports the long-debated idea that tropical species look splashier than the rest.
Sep 17, 2021
This 120-million-year-old bird may have been one of the first to shake its tail feathers
The magpie-sized Yuanchuavis probably wasn’t a strong flyer, but it did dress to impress.
Jan 10, 2020
Hummingbirds get their wild coloring from ‘air-filled pancakes’ in their feathers
If you’ve got it, flaunt it.
May 30, 2018
Scientists just discovered 125 million-year-old dinosaur dandruff
Dinos got dandruff, too.
Jan 10, 2018
These bird feathers are so black your eyes can’t focus on them
It's like, how much more black could this be?
Aug 11, 2017
What are dinosaur feathers like?
And how do they relate to modern bird feathers?
Sep 29, 2016
Metals From Bird Feathers May Help Reconstruct Dinosaur Colors
X-rays show link between several elements and colorful markings
Jul 18, 2015
This Is How Jurassic World’s Velociraptors Should Have Looked
Zhenyuanlong suni is the feathered raptor we've all been waiting for
Jan 03, 2014
Dinosaurs Were Mostly Scaly, Study Finds
A new study examines the evidence for fuzz on non-avian dinosaurs.