Our guardian angels scatter feathers along our physical paths as a way of responding to the questions that deeply trouble us. According to the color of the feathers and the type of bird that they ...

Their findings have implications for understanding the evolution of color signaling in bird species. Where do birds get their red feathers from? According to Esther del Val, from the National ...

The discovery of microscopic color-making structures in fossilized feathers has recently made it possible for scientists to picture dinosaurs and ancient birds in their natural hues. But a group ...

How do hummingbirds get their coloring? ‘It’s like cooking.’ According to the Field Museum, feathers get their base color from pigment, like melanin (black) and carotidnoids (red and yellow ...