An important technique to analyze microscopic samples is UV-visible range microspectroscopy. The technique can analyze samples in the micron range, and as such is perfectly suitable for research on ...

The male desert sandgrouse might not be much to look at, but his belly feathers give him the unique ability to absorb and carry water. Researchers have, for the first time, closely examined the ...

An extreme closeup of feathers from a bird with an uncanny ability to hold water while it flies could inspire the next generation of absorbent materials. With high resolution microscopes and 3D ...

We heard a thin, high-pitched sound repeated several times while walking up a snow-covered hill in a spruce forest. Could it be a golden-crowned kinglet surviving in these sub-freezing temperatures?

A small group of birds, the sandgrouse, that dwell in Africa’s forbidding deserts have long mystified and delighted observers because they absorb and carry water in their breast feathers whilst flying ...

For decades, when people have wanted to stick two things together but later pull them back apart, Velcro has been the answer. In the future, however, the material may get some competition from bird ...

Feather microstructures can remarkably change the appearance of red plumage without any corresponding changes in either pigment concentration or molecule types Adult male Brazilian tanager ...