A discovery that reveals how bird feathers get their patterns also has implications for regenerative medicine, say scientists.

Ordinary grey bird feathers placed under X-ray fluorescence reveal beautiful patterns of elements like zinc, telling a story of feather growth and the environments the birds have experienced.

How bird feather patterns form Date: February 21, 2019 Source: PLOS Summary: According to a new study, the precise patterning of bird feathers relies on signaling through ectodysplasin (EDA) and ...

Birds of a feather flock together, but patterns change with the mission Autonomous robot swarms with interaction rules for different tasks might be possible ...

This year I decided to invest in myself. I enrolled in an on-line class titled Freehand Feather Fiesta. Bethanne Nemesh was the instructor for this VERY comprehensive course.

As searches for quilting patterns surge and Covid quilt-alongs explode online, newcomers to the hobby are channelling a centuries-old Irish tradition: quilting for human connection.

Perhaps because of its association with dark days, the popularity of quilting ebbed after the war, but Amy Emms kept the traditional patterns and skills – the running Durham feather stitch ...

According to a new study published Feb. 21 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, led by Dr. William Ho and Denis Headon of the University of Edinburgh, and collaborative colleagues, the precise ...