A team of researchers from Princeton University is exploring how feather-like flaps on aircraft wings could improve stability ...

Before Darwin’s theory became central to evolutionary biology, it still had gaps that were left to be filled—until a certain limestone quarry grabbed the spotlight.

A leucistic cardinal sits in a bush near Leath Run north of Newport. Leucistic cardinals lack the normal red pigment in their ...

But a bird wing is vastly more sophisticated than anything composed of sheet metal and rivets. From a central feather shaft extends a series of slender barbs, each sprouting smaller barbules ...

and being described as “rats with wings.” What do you think of this popular conception of the bird? I think it's funny! Gulls are kind of an interesting group because some of them are among ...

With a festival that's all about art and self expression, it's only natural that costumes have become a huge part of the Burning Man culture. It's not uncommon to see burners — as festival-goers ...

Designed by Henry Filho, her show-stopping look for the parade included feathered wings — a nod to her time as a Victoria’s Secret model — along with an embellished bikini top and bottom and ...

A government repository in Colorado that provides dead eagles and their parts for free to tribal members keeps up with orders for individual feathers, such as for graduates. Yet it’s unable to meet ...

Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and birds that can't. They found that when birds evolve ...

These small feathers on top of birds’ wings lay flat during normal flight but flare up in turbulence during landing. By attaching flexible plastic strips – “covert flaps” – to the top of ...

Research suggests that free-moving panels on aircraft wings can improve stability, reduce turbulence, and add fuel efficiency ...