Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, in partnership with technology company NVIDIA, modeled how light ...

A new dive into the bird family tree found that iridescent colorful feathers originated 415 times. In most cases, they arose outside of the tropics. It’s also likely that the ancestor of all ...

They found that iridescent, colorful feathers originated 415 times across the bird tree of life, and in most cases, arose outside of the tropics– and that the ancestor of all modern birds likely ...

The bird is so elusive that it took scientists 150 years to document its courtship display, during which the male unfurls his neck feathers to reveal an iridescent-green cape. Females judge ...

It’s this structural color that results in the iridescent nature of hummingbird feathers. The research team studied the bird’s throat feathers using an electron microscope to measure how light ...

So, how did this unusual bird come to be? The answer has to do with the "complex ways in which iridescent feather colors are determined," according to the Field Museum. Swarms of birds will fly ...

Their iridescent feathers change color depending on the viewing angle, adding to the allure. While bird species dazzle with myriad colors, a single bird usually has several colors itself ...

Mr. P, the beloved Pigeon Town peacock, has been silent since the violent incident that could have cost him his life on ...

while its head and shoulders were an iridescent rainbow. It’s hard to figure out how Caihong juji used its feathers. Modern birds have asymmetrical feathers on their wings, which help steer the ...

Their iridescent feathers change color depending on the viewing angle, adding to the allure. While bird species dazzle with myriad colors, a single bird usually has several colors itself ...