All of them have a central shaft and softer “barbs” that branch out from the shaft. In flight feathers, the barbs interlock like Velcro teeth to form the smooth, windproof surface of the vanes.

Feather keys cannot fall out of the shaft and damage nearby machinery. (Loose keys in working machinery are a major cause of damage, downtime, and injuries.) ...

The vane on the leading edge — or “forward,” in the direction of a bird’s flight — is narrower and the fibers are generally ...

The belly feathers of the male desert sandgrouse can absorb and carry water. Researchers have, for the first time, closely examined the unique structure of these feathers to see how they do it and ...

Posted on Halloween, Carpenter’s “Feather” music video is fittingly bloody. As the 24-year-old singer nonchalantly listens to music in her headphones, lifts weights and rides an elevator ...

The Manipur Police on Saturday arrested a 24-year-old man while smuggling 72,000 peacock feather shafts to Myanmar. The accused has been identified as Md. Sharifuddin, a resident of Moreh Ward No ...

Feathers keep birds warm, cool, and dry. Fully formed feathers are highly complex structures comprised of a feather shaft holding feather vanes of intricately woven barbs and barbules that hold ...

The feather's shaft alone is bigger than the ant, so it's amazing it can even grab hold of it. Let's just give this mighty bug the credit it deserves. Have You Seen This?