After his memorial, there was a gathering at her house, and she came out with a white feather in her hand. She said it had ...

Feathers might seem like a pretty mundane part of nature, although it's a little-known fact that they have a strong bond with ...

We usually think of seasonal changes in terms of the weather, what we eat, or the clothes we wear. But in nature, some ...

Brown eggs are often marketed as more “natural” or “organic,” though this is more about perception than fact. Some people ...

With its colors and geometry ... British soldiers in their empire days would give white feathers to shame a fellow soldier who shirked the duty to fight. British women would hand a white feather ...

White peafowl, often mistakenly called albino, owe their color to leucism, a genetic mutation that prevents melanin from being deposited in their feathers. Leucism occurs exclusively in Indian ...

If you’ve ever noticed a white feather randomly appear in your garden with no clear explanation as to how it got there, it can actually have a deeper meaning than you might think. White ...

An enzyme called ALDH3A2 alters the chemical composition of the pigments, which are made primarily of carbon molecules, to control color in developing feathers, researchers report in the Nov. 1 ...

Film builds to climax when the big chief’s son and his young fighter pal challenge (via the arrow with white feather attached) the whole cavalry contingent to pitched battle. It is only through ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A new work, “The White Feather” is inspired by the history of the Iranian National Ballet, which went dark during the Islamic Revolution and ...