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Study shows that darker bird feathers weigh more than lighter ones, which may explain why most migratory birds are lighter in color

Shutterstock It is common to say that something is as light as a feather in order to mean that something doesn’t weigh much ...
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Scientists Create the Darkest Fabric Ever Made Inspired by a Bird-of-Paradise’s Feathers

A tropical bird’s feather structure inspires a new, wearable ultrablack fabric.
The Conversation

Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful

Simon Griffith receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Birds are perhaps the most colourful group of animals, bringing a splash of colour to the natural world around us every day.
Science Daily

From dinosaurs to birds: the origins of feather formation

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 ...

Bird-of-Paradise Inspires Darkest Fabric Ever Made

Discover how the tiny barbs on the feathers of the riflebird taught scientists how to make "ultrablack" merino wool fabric.
AOL

Scientists Use Bird Feathers to Make Planes Safer

Birds have long been nature’s masters of flight. Their ability to glide, dive, and twist through the air with ease has fascinated both scientists and engineers. But there's more to bird flight than ...