A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed that volcanic deposits can preserve delicate tissue structures in unprecedented detail, offering new insights ...

Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto-feathers, which were present in certain dinosaurs.By studying embryonic ...

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

Glace Rone shot a rare, snow-white turkey on the opening day of Mississippi’s spring turkey season. It was a leucistic wild ...

Scientists at Chester Zoo are testing a "tail-tagging" technique to help reintroduce a rare species into the wild. Last week, ...

A "very dehydrated and skinny" wood pigeon that was stuck behind a bedroom wall for a week has been rescued. Residents were ...

A “sign that reads "do not feed the birds" has ruffled the feathers of some Nelson residents.

The sweetly hilarious video was uploaded to the TikTok account for @Furbythebirb, and everyone is so floored about how smart ...

A 30,000-year-old vulture feather from Central Italy was preserved down to the microscopic level by volcanic rock.

A 30,000-year-old vulture feather represents a "two-for-the-price-of one" discovery: the fossil itself, and the first ...

Winkle’s bird was one of two oil-coated murres dropped off at Pacific Wildlife Care on March 7 — one from Morro Bay and the ...