was found in incredibly good condition — it even had traces of its delicate wing feathers and eyelids. Since the discovery, researchers have puzzled over how exactly the bird was so well-preserved.

Possessing bird feathers could get a person cooped up in ... were being hunted nearly to extinction to satisfy the demand for big, wide women's hats adorned with exotic bird plumes.

Birds have long been our inspiration for flight, and researchers at Princeton University have found a new trick in their arsenal: covert feathers. These small feathers on top of birds’ wings lay ...

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