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

Explore the fascinating world of dinosaur feathers and their evolution through groundbreaking research on chicken embryos.

Feathers, essential for thermoregulation ... observed the complete and permanent transformation of scales into feathers on the bird's feet. Recreating the first dinosaur proto-feathers ''Since ...

Understanding these genetic interactions is crucial for unraveling how morphological novelties like proto-feathers emerged ...

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

Whether they’re opening for takeoff, spreading wide for a lazy soar or flapping to brake for landing, bird wings make flying ...

than it is to tear down a load-bearing wall and rebuild it into something new. Some more recently-evolved feather adaptations, like the asymmetry in the flight feathers that allows birds to fly ...

"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ...

The eagle called Storm had a feather transplant and spent 389 days in rehabilitation. It was a "bittersweet moment" as the bird was released into the wild. As a severe storm lashed parts of ...

Cathy Morgan was looking into her Carr’s Landing yard this weekend when she saw a familiar, albeit uncommon, sight.

That said, some solutions definitely work better than others and finding the best bird deterrents can require a lot of trial ...