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.

You want to keep your horse’s feather clean, but you don’t want it to take over your life? Try these quick, easy tips from people in the know.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bird is the word.

Before pre-lit PVC Christmas trees stood tall and before aluminum trees basked in the glow of color wheels, the first artificial holiday trees were made from feathers. These trees were first crafted ...