Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Hummingbirds are oddballs in the bird world. They’re the tiniest ...

What is heavier: 1 kilogram of feathers or 1 kilogram of steel? Whilst the answer to this classic riddle is that they both weigh the same amount, it may be surprising to discover that the color of a ...

Why are some songbirds so brightly colored? A new study finds that a hidden layer of black and white feathers help their colors pop. Have you ever looked at a bird and wondered, how can it be so red ...

In the world of birds, where fancy can be as fleeting as flight, the color of the bird apparently has a profound effect on more than just its image. A new study of barn swallows reveals it also ...

White-feathered birds are special. Discover facts about albino birds and leucistic birds and how their unique appearance ...

Where do birds get their red feathers from? According to a new article, the red carotenoids that give the common crossbill its red coloration are produced in the liver, not the skin, as previously ...

Cassowaries are big flightless birds with blue heads and dinosaur-looking feet; they look like emus that time forgot, and they're objectively terrifying. They're also, along with their ostrich and ...

Birds display a rainbow palette of colors, many of which come from special arrangements of melanin, the pigment that gives color to our skin. A team at the University of Akron has developed a new type ...

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Have you ever looked at a bird and wondered, how can it be so red or so blue or so intensely yellow? Well, if you have, then you and several researchers have something in common. A new study finds ...