Feathers

Is it a bird? A monkey? No, it's a new prehistoric reptile

Is it a bird? A monkey? No, it's a new prehistoric reptile

Is it a bird? A monkey? No, it's a new prehistoric reptile

The world’s rarest penguins don’t avoid heat—they embrace it

The world’s rarest penguins don’t avoid heat—they embrace it

The world’s rarest penguins don’t avoid heat—they embrace it

Why does Pantone have a color of the year? It started with birds

Why does Pantone have a color of the year? It started with birds

Why does Pantone have a color of the year? It started with birds

I wrote this article with an 18th-century quill. I recommend it.

History & Culture

I wrote this article with an 18th-century quill. I recommend it.

I wrote this article with an 18th-century quill. I recommend it.

How much does your name influence your future?

How much does your name influence your future?

How much does your name influence your future?

What these flashy feathers reveal about the secret lives of birds

Animals
Exposure

What these flashy feathers reveal about the secret lives of birds

What these flashy feathers reveal about the secret lives of birds

Rare 'blonde' penguin spotted in Antarctica. See the photo.

Rare 'blonde' penguin spotted in Antarctica. See the photo.

Rare 'blonde' penguin spotted in Antarctica. See the photo.

Game birds are surprisingly beautiful—and endangered

Animals
Photo Ark

Game birds are surprisingly beautiful—and endangered

Game birds are surprisingly beautiful—and endangered

These 12 tools help solve avian mysteries

Magazine
Tool Kit

These 12 tools help solve avian mysteries

These 12 tools help solve avian mysteries

Why some female hummingbirds masquerade as males

Why some female hummingbirds masquerade as males

Why some female hummingbirds masquerade as males

The first known dinosaur feather inspired decades of dispute. Here's why.

The first known dinosaur feather inspired decades of dispute. Here's why.

The first known dinosaur feather inspired decades of dispute. Here's why.

See how we’re reimagining dinosaurs in today’s ‘golden age’ of paleontology

See how we’re reimagining dinosaurs in today’s ‘golden age’ of paleontology

See how we’re reimagining dinosaurs in today’s ‘golden age’ of paleontology

They may look goofy, but ostriches are nobody’s fool

They may look goofy, but ostriches are nobody’s fool

They may look goofy, but ostriches are nobody’s fool

The dodo gets a makeover

Magazine
Decoder

The dodo gets a makeover

The dodo gets a makeover

5 ways to celebrate birds this spring

Magazine
Traveler

5 ways to celebrate birds this spring

5 ways to celebrate birds this spring

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