New study shows that bird feathers do more than look pretty. They help birds manage heat and stay cool in surprising ways.

Specialized bird nest 3D printed from mushroom-based materials, in an effort to address the declining habitat available to ...

The eastern bluebird is a special bird. The blue of its feathers is unique. However, this colour is not based on pigments but on the special structure of the feather. Viewed under the microscope, the ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have created a material traversed by a network of channels the size of micrometres in the same way as the microstructure of a bird's feather. To do so they have developed a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. short-toed eagle eye Here's some science trivia for you: unlike the inner retina in most animals (including us), birds' inner ...

In a new study, 1 researchers are challenging long-held beliefs that birds build their nests guided only by genetics or the environment. The white-browed sparrow weavers (Plocepasser mahali) of the ...

Dick Nikolai of Appleton spent his professional career dedicated to Wisconsin's wildlife, including animals tiny and large, abundant and endangered and game and non-game. But in retirement he's ...