The wing feathers are the crown jewel of the Argus’s plumage. In an elaborate mating dance, the male Argus fans its wings toward the female, creating a conical display of spots.

Charlize Theron's evil queen costumes for "Snow White and the Huntsman" called for hundreds of hand-cut rooster feathers, thousands of iridescent beetle wings from Thailand and one particularly ...

Nicki Pau Preto’s debut fantasy, Crown of Feathers, opens 16 years after the fall of the legendary Phoenix Riders, fierce warriors who rode their mythical mounts into battle. The war saw two royal ...

Four years ago, a researcher reported a bizarre example of sexual selection in a rare South American bird: The male attracts the female by rubbing specialized wing feathers -- more than 100 cycles ...

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched season four of “The Crown.” The latest season of hit Netflix series “The Crown” is ruffling all sorts of feathers in the U.K. as ...

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched season four of "The Crown." The latest season of hit Netflix series "The Crown" is ruffling all sorts of feathers in the U.K. as the families ...

The golden-coloured hoopoe, with its distinctive black and white wings, crown of colourful feathers and long, curving bill, has been spotted at Swansea Bay ...

For a long time, biologists knew that these covert feathers deployed passively, responding naturally t Scientists Use Bird Feathers to Make Planes Safer Skip to main content ...

The latest season of hit Netflix series "The Crown" is ruffling all sorts of feathers in the U.K. as the families of those depicted in the drama have begun speaking out about their portrayals.