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

Feathers may have started as simple filaments in ancient dinosaurs, but a team of Swiss researchers is digging deep into the ...

Research suggests that free-moving panels on aircraft wings can improve stability, reduce turbulence, and add fuel efficiency ...

Taking a closer look at that vulture fossil has revealed, however, that this isn’t always the case. Unlike most fossil ...

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

Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been widely debated, paleontological discoveries and developmental biology ...

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

In nature, the king cobra and the peacock symbolize strength and beauty respectively. While the peacock uses its feathers and ...

By the 49th day of life, however, these chickens molted, and the new feathers that emerged developed normally. The Sonic Hedgehog gene is a crucial gene in the embryonic development of animals, ...

An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers - the first ever record of such a ...

Possessing bird feathers could get a person cooped up in ... overwhelming problem of illegal trade of wild birds and other animals," it said. The MBTA has been interpreted to cover any bird ...