Reconstructing dinosaurs from dusty squashed bones takes plenty of imagination. From the lumbering dragons of 19th century illustrations to the scaly lizards of Jurassic Park, scientists don't always ...

Bob Karp waited nearly three hours through a hot August Sunday for a glimpse of the painted bunting—sometimes called the most gorgeous bird in North America, with its feathers flashing red, green and ...

Say the words “feather art,” and people probably won’t know what you’re talking about. Tribal headdresses? Ostrich-plume hats? If you’re drawing a blank, head to the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art ...

In the 17th century, a gardener created a strange book of birds in which the illustrations were completely made of feathers. We have no idea why he made it, although it has been suggested that it ...

What makes a blue jay blue or a cardinal red? Color, a crucial element in nature, is most evident in the amazing hue and pattern variations in more than 10,000 bird species around the world. How birds ...