In “The Feather Wars,” James H. McCommons pays tribute to the nation’s first conservationists. By Joshua Hammer Joshua Hammer ...

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

Bird is the word.

Eagles and other birds will lose flight feathers symmetrically during molting season. However, if an eagle loses a feather on one wing through injury or accident, it will not automatically shed the ...

Feathers might seem like a pretty mundane part of nature, although it's a little-known fact that they have a strong bond with the heavens and all spiritual realms. Our guardian angels scatter feathers ...

To settle a lengthy debate, a team of paleontologists says the specimen unearthed in the 19th century was shed by an archaeopteryx. By Lucas Joel The feather looks like any feather you might find on ...