Warriors' down bedding could ease journey to realm of the dead
The burial field in Valsgärde outside Uppsala in central Sweden contains more than 90 graves from the Iron Age.
Archaeology
Mar 25, 2021
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News tagged with feather
Why some songbirds make migratory pit-stops to replace worn and ragged feathers
As we pass the spring equinox, lengthening days promise the return of warmth and with it, the return of migratory songbirds. In Canada, we welcome back our songbirds, relishing the profusion of song and color that once again ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2021
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Higher elevation birds sport thicker down 'jackets' to survive the cold
Feathers are a sleek, intricate evolutionary innovation that makes flight possible for birds, but in addition to their stiff, aerodynamic feathers used for flight, birds also keep a layer of soft, fluffy down feathers between ...
Evolution
Feb 15, 2021
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Research reveals earliest flight-related molting strategy in 150-million-year ancient bird
Flying birds molt their feathers when they are old and worn because they inhibit flight performance, and the molt strategy is typically a sequential molt. Molting is thought to be unorganized in the first feathered dinosaurs ...
Archaeology
Dec 9, 2020
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Ancient blanket made with 11,500 turkey feathers
The ancient inhabitants of the American Southwest used around 11,500 feathers to make a turkey feather blanket, according to a new paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. The people who made such blankets ...
Archaeology
Nov 25, 2020
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Palaeontologists describe a preservation process unique to resins
A team of paleontologists described two amber pieces found in sites in Teruel (Spain) with remains from vertebrates corresponding to the Early Cretaceous. Both pieces have their origins in the same conservation process of ...
Archaeology
Nov 19, 2020
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Migration and molt affect how birds change their colors
In late summer and autumn, millions of birds fly above our heads, often at night, winging their way toward their wintering grounds.
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2020
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The mystery of feather origins: How fluffy pterosaurs have reignited debate
When fossils of the oldest known bird, Archaeopteryx, were first discovered almost 160 years ago, the find created a puzzle that has troubled paleontologists ever since.
Archaeology
Nov 5, 2020
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Dinosaur feather study debunked: Overwhelming evidence supports Jurassic fossil does belong to Archaeopteryx
A new study provides substantial evidence that the first fossil feather ever to be discovered does belong to the iconic Archaeopteryx, a bird-like dinosaur named in Germany on this day in 1861. This debunks a recent theory ...
Archaeology
Sep 30, 2020
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Naked prehistoric monsters: Evidence that prehistoric flying reptiles probably had feathers refuted
The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper refuting earlier claims that feathers were also found on dinosaurs' relatives, the flying reptiles called pterosaurs.
Archaeology
Sep 28, 2020
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