Birds & Blooms on MSN3d
All About Bird Wings and Flight Feathers
Whether they’re opening for takeoff, spreading wide for a lazy soar or flapping to brake for landing, bird wings make flying ...
Study Finds on MSN4d
What Did Dinosaur Feathers Look Like? Scientists May Have Recreated Them in Chickens
In a nutshell Scientists temporarily reversed feather evolution in chickens by blocking a key developmental pathway, causing ...
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Some birds use biofluorescence to attract mates, glowing in colors that humans can't see
Biofluorescence is widespread in birds-of-paradise, a group of tropical birds famous for their spectacular courtship dances.
Live Science on MSN8d
30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ash
"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ...
Baby hummingbird appears to mimic caterpillar to avoid death
A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy.
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From dinosaurs to birds: the origins of feather formation
Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto-feathers, which were present in certain dinosaurs.By studying embryonic ...
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Ask Kenn: How Do Birds Keep Themselves Clean?
KK: For birds, keeping their plumage clean isn’t about good looks or vanity—it’s essential to their health. Feathers are ...
Michigan's largest swallow is arriving home. Where purple martins have been spotted
Purple martins are returning from South America. The first "scouts" have been spotted in Michigan. What to know.
India Today on MSN4d
Birds got their wings from dinosaurs: How evolution defied extinction
Understanding these genetic interactions is crucial for unraveling how morphological novelties like proto-feathers emerged ...