When Abebayehu Aticho first visited the flat terrains and floodplains in the Gambella region for his Ph.D. research in 2014, ...

Scientists found a 247-million-year-old reptile, Mirasaura grauvogeli, with a feather-like crest that lived in trees.

Many species of songbirds have evolved to have strikingly colorful plumage, aiding them in catching the eye of mates, ...

Is it possible that feathers weren’t the first extravagant skin appendages in reptiles? The recent discovery of Mirasaura grauvogeli’s remarkable dorsal crest has upended long-held assumptions about ...

Typically, male birds have more vivid colours than females. As Charles Darwin first explained, the most colourful males are ...

Hidden layers of colour in the plumage of tanagers and some other songbirds explain what makes them so eye-catching ...

A delicate, innocuous little fossil reptile known as Mirasaura grauvogeli – “Grauvogel’s wonder reptile” – is forcing a ...

GLOBE MAGAZINE She was a quiet bird expert. Then she was called to investigate a murder in Maine. How a mild-mannered scientist named Roxie Laybourne created the field of forensic ornithology.

Local news Vryheid Herald Feathers fly at annual bird show A bird show is like a beauty pageant for birds, but with lots of scientific knowledge and skill involved.

Dersh Feathers is the last feather business standing in New York City, and the fifth-generation family-owned and -operated business has been the place to go for the past 107 years.

Birds have long been nature’s masters of flight. Their ability to glide, dive, and twist through the air with ease has fascinated both scientists and engineers. But there's more to bird flight ...

The possession of feathers and other parts of native North American birds without a permit is banned by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, officials say.