New study shows that bird feathers do more than look pretty. They help birds manage heat and stay cool in surprising ways.

As human-caused climate change continues to raise temperatures across the globe, understanding how birds regulate their ...

Fossilized feathers of an extinct bird show it molted differently than modern birds. The prehistoric bird lost its feathers all at once, while many modern birds molt in waves. Regrowing feathers uses ...

Birds are the only group of dinosaurs that survived the asteroid-induced mass extinction 66 million years ago. But not all the birds alive at the time made it. Why the ancestors of modern birds lived ...

Wondering why your bird is looking a little less feathered than usual? If you’ve ruled out health issues or stress resulting in feather-plucking, this is likely molting. It’s a natural (and essential) ...

Every bird you’ve ever seen— every robin, every pigeon, every penguin at the zoo— is a living dinosaur. Birds are the only group of dinosaurs that survived the asteroid-induced mass extinction 66 ...