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

In a nutshell Scientists temporarily reversed feather evolution in chickens by blocking a key developmental pathway, causing ...

In her watercolor triptych, Rosalie Haizlett celebrates the vibrant colors and details found in the feathers of common—and ...

A baby hummingbird hatches. But it has fluffy feathers on its back, looking just like a dangerous caterpillar. Could this be ...

Scientists recreate ancient proto-feathers in chicken embryos, revealing evolutionary resilience in feather development.

The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...

At the 12th day of incubation, feather buds exhibit longitudinal domains of cell density that correspond to the barbs of the future down feather.

Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto ...

A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed that volcanic deposits can ...

Consumers continue to pay high egg prices, as USDA sees slow down in bird flu. Egg prices continue to run high as poultry stocks continue to be hit with bird flu, but there may be some reprieve ...

Last week, the Trump administration announced a five-point plan and a $1 billion investment to combat the influenza and bring egg costs down ... often carried by wild birds, can be transmitted ...