Birds are perhaps the most colourful group of animals, bringing a splash of colour to the natural world around us every day. Indeed, exclusively black and white birds – such as magpies – are ...

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

Why are some songbirds so brightly colored? A new study finds that a hidden layer of black and white feathers help their colors pop. Have you ever looked at a bird and wondered, how can it be so ...

A tiny two-legged dinosaur had orange and white rings around its tail, researchers say, the first time the colour of a dinosaur's feathers has been discovered.