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

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 prohibits possessing native North American bird feathers without a permit. The law, punishable by fines and imprisonment, aims to prevent the killing and ...

Whether they’re opening for takeoff, spreading wide for a lazy soar or flapping to brake for landing, bird wings make flying ...

Explore the fascinating world of dinosaur feathers and their evolution through groundbreaking research on chicken embryos.

Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been ...

Scientists recreate ancient proto-feathers in chicken embryos, revealing evolutionary resilience in feather development.

"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ...

Ornithologists at the Natural History Museum and UCLA are studying how smoke from the January wildfires will affect the ...

Numerous bird species feature small covert feathers layered on their wings. As the name implies, these feathers remain hidden flat against the wing during normal flight but flare to mitigate ...

Feathers, essential for thermoregulation ... the complete and permanent transformation of scales into feathers on the bird's feet. Recreating the first dinosaur proto-feathers ''Since the Shh ...

IT’S nesting time. And what better way to find out what the birds are really up to – than a Green Feathers Bird Box Camera.