Birds' feathers furnish the iridescent blue color on some antique Chinese jewelry ... They left a legacy of Hispano-Moorish art and design, and Granada still is a center of cabinet work.

Birds’ feathers furnish the iridescent blue color on some antique Chinese jewelry ... The Moors left a legacy of Hispano-Moorish art and design, and Granada still is a center of cabinet work.

The phrase “Chinese Bronze” is ... by a spray of actual peacock feathers, is—like the exhibition—ambitious, refined and ...

Fossils of ancient bird, Eoconfuciusornis, revealed microscopic evidence of pigment within its feathers, which were preserved for 130 million years. An international team of U.S. and Chinese ...

A newly released picture book is a collaboration between Chinese author Cao Wenxuan and Brazilian Roger Mello. [Photo by Mei Jia / China Daily] A Feather is a newly released picture book by two ...

Chinese researchers have discovered and characterized a sophisticated mechanism in bird feathers that enhances tear resistance, overturning a centuries-old explanation of how bird feathers work.

The discovery of the protein, which is also found in modern avian species and gives feathers elasticity, suggests that birds mastered the art of flying ... at the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...