The purpose of the vulture's 'beard' has been a long-standing mystery, but new photographic analysis suggests a potential ...

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

Meanwhile, the evidence connecting birds and theropods continues ... predator leaping into the air to catch insect prey, even primitive feathers could have given a small amount of lift.

ONE of the "most-loved" breeds of the owl was spotted in daylight in a Worcestershire village. The barn owl, a bird of prey ...

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 ...