Satisfying Showing Art Of A Rainbow Bird Posted: March 24, 2025 | Last updated: March 24, 2025 A vibrant rainbow bird comes to life with mesmerizing strokes of color, each feather blending ...

But a new study shows that while hummingbird feathers have the same basic makeup as other birds', the special shape of their pigment-containing structures enables them to reflect a rainbow of light.

A new study in Nature Communications reveals that iridescent feathers go way back -- a newly discovered species of dinosaur from 161 million years ago had rainbow coloring.

which is Mandarin for "rainbow with a big crest," in tribute to the microscopic structures in the fossil that suggest this Jurassic dino sported a coat of iridescent feathers, Michael Greshko ...