A hairy (left) and a downy (right) woodpecker. Source: Indiana Ivy/ Fair use If self-deception, also known as the Dunning-Kruger effect in psychology, is bad enough, then discovering that you’ve ...

Termed pennaceous, these feathers occur in the duck and other birds, including adult chickens, and are not characterized as downy.

In turn, people online shared their reactions to the furry movie star. “They really had Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall,’ applauding Robert Downey Jr. after his acceptance speech lol ...

Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" might need a little more revising — a newly discovered dinosaur species offers hints that feathers were much more common among the ancient beasts than once ...

A new study examines feathers across 249 species of Himalayan songbirds, finding that birds at higher elevations have more of fluffy down than lower elevation birds. Finding such a clear pattern ...

Robert Downey Jr.'s win at the 96th annual Academy Awards earns him applause from 'Anatomy of a Fall' dog Messi.

Messi the dog, a breakout star of the 2024 awards season, wrapped the season in style at the 96th Academy Awards.

They grow up so fast: Pesto, the viral juvenile king penguin at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia, is starting to lose his baby feathers. The beloved bird—who became a global internet ...

The beloved baby penguin Pesto is in his "awkward" phase, molting his downy feathers in favor of adult plumage. Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium They grow up so fast: Pesto, the viral juvenile king ...