Bold and striking, the Black White and Red Feather Nail Art blends dramatic contrasts with delicate feather details. This unique design captures the perfect harmony of elegance and edge ...

Some are better layers than others. Two different genes create blue feathers in poultry, a diluted black gene and a lavender ...

The non-avian dinosaur's fossilized plumage, which had hues of black and blue like a crow, is the earliest record of iridescent feather color. The findings, which suggest the importance of display ...

The superb bird-of-paradise—again, that is literally its name—spreads a cape of super-black feathers to highlight the electric blue patches on his cheeks and chest. He ends up looking like a ...

Therefore, if a blue feather fossilised, the dark pigment may be the only surviving feature and the feather may be interpreted as black or brown. Now researchers from the University of Bristol ...

So it may be that these days, a male with super-black feathers and a pretty blue band isn't necessarily more healthy. It might be that he's bluffing. Which would all explain why females are so ...

The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) produces melanin, a black pigment, meaning that its feathers should appear black. However, tiny air sacs in the bird's feathers scatter light, making them appear ...

Since the melanosomes underlying the blue-feather structures also contain black pigment, “I wouldn’t have expected them to look different” from the melanosomes involved in the production of ...

Therefore, if a blue feather fossilised, the dark pigment may be the only surviving feature and the feather may be interpreted as black or brown. Now researchers from the University of Bristol ...