Noninvasive imaging by a team led by associate research professor Maria Kokkori and Professor Aggelos Katsaggelos identifies ...

The kingfisher's brilliant blue feathers were once used like paint to create works of art. The technique, known as tian-tsui, ...

A videographer at the González Videla Antarctic research station filmed a rare leucistic gentoo penguin with almost completely white feathers, videos show. Screengrab from @hugoalejandro.h's Instagram ...

The color of some feathers on dinosaurs and early birds has been identified for the first time. The research found that the theropod dinosaur Sinosauropteryx had simple bristles -- precursors of ...

Egyptian vultures, it turns out, love to stick on a bit of slap. Researchers have found that the birds apply red mud to their faces and white feathers as a form of make-up. This is only the second ...

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From the vivid plumage of the cardinal bird to the beaks of the zebra finch, the colour red is an alluring signal for many birds as they attempt to attract a mate. Now researchers have discovered what ...

On the cold and rocky coast of Antarctica, a penguin went about its day, wandering around the boulders and shaking off its feathers. Nearby, a videographer filmed the strange-colored animal’s ...

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