Ornithologist Carla Dove explains how the microscopic structure of a bird's feather can help identify the species and at the same time, make air travel safer for humans Can We Predict the Universe ...

There are five primary types (bottom row) of pigment-filled sacks, called melanosomes, within the nanostructure (left)` of iridescent feathers. Thick rods are found in birds with weak iridescent ...

But there is one natural wonder that just about all of us can see, simply by stepping outside: dinosaurs using their feathers to fly. Birds are so common, even in the most paved-over places on ...

Perched on a wooden post, an anhinga bird twists its long ... making them water-repellent. Each of their feathers has a special structure that enables water to easily pass through, making the anhingas ...

But the creature also had wings and bore feathers -- certainly birdlike traits. Despite the increasingly clear picture of the evolution of birds from theropod dinosaurs that has emerged ...