If you find a bird feather – how can you tell which species it belongs to? An ornithologist in the Forensic Laboratory at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pondered this question.

Mirasaura grauvogeli had a featherlike crest and a tail like a monkey. “It's been a long time since I've been so blown away by a new fossil discovery.” ...

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In the words of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the piping plover is "an indicator of the health of the fragile beach ...

Some effects of Arizona's Dragon Bravo Fire are clear, but what's happened to wildlife may not be known until the flames die ...

The Los Angeles Jazz Scene of the 1950’s from Robert Gordon’s “Jazz West Coast” article by Steven Cerra, published on July 20 ...

Purple martins have returned to Austin, and they've chosen a Discount Tire store as their landing pad. Why it matters: Each ...

The Welsh Springer Spaniel is a breed of balance. They’re tough, hardy hunting dogs, yet they’re highly sensitive to harsh ...

Typically, male birds have more vivid colours than females. As Charles Darwin first explained, the most colourful males are ...

Body coverings such as hair and feathers have played a central role in evolution. They enabled warm-bloodedness by insulating ...

From a gynandromorphic grosbeak to feathers collected at a murder investigation in Florida, biographer Chris Sweeney shares ...

A 247-million-year-old fossil reptile boasted an enormous crest on its back made from feather-like appendages, long before the appearance of feathered dinosaurs ...