The iridescent shimmer that makes birds such as peacocks and hummingbirds so striking is rooted in a natural nanostructure so complex that people are only just beginning to replicate it ...

An ʻiʻiwi, also known as a scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper. The pollinator of hibiscus and other plants is listed as endangered. (Credit: Dan Clark / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) (CN) — The 'i’iwi is ...

Parrots, toucans, and other brightly colored tropical birds are typically found exactly there–the tropics. Those that live further north and south tend to have more bland feathers. The origin of these ...

The color palette of the birds you see out your window depend on where you live. If you’re far from the Equator, most birds tend to have drab colors, but the closer you are to the tropics, you’ll ...

According to a study led by Princeton University researchers, the secret to how birds -- such as peacocks and hummingbirds produce brilliant shimmering colours lies in a key feature of the feather's ...

For sunbirds, all that shimmers is piping hot. The birds’ flashy, iridescent feathers heat up more than other types of feathers, possibly making it harder to stay cool in hot, sunny conditions. If so, ...

Nanostructures preserved in feather fossils more than 40 million years old show evidence that those feathers were once vivid and iridescent in color, paleontologists say. Iridescence is the quality of ...

The peacock is known as the Queen of Birds because of its colourful feathers and majestic dance. Learn about its appearance, ...

Researchers found that the iridescent shimmer that makes birds such as peacocks and hummingbirds so striking is rooted in an evolutionary tweak in feather nanostructure that has more than doubled the ...

The researchers found an evolutionary tweak in feather nanostructure that has more than doubled the range of iridescent colors birds can display. This insight could help researchers understand how and ...