The kingfisher’s brilliant blue feathers were once used like paint to create works of art. The technique, known as tian-tsui, was popular during China’s Qing Dynasty. And because tian-tsui uses ...

Feather River Park is planned as Yuba County’s first state park, nearly 2,000 acres. The proposed park includes Grays Beach and Star Bend boat launch on the Feather River. California officials ...

In “The Feather Wars,” James H. McCommons pays tribute to the nation’s first conservationists. By Joshua Hammer Joshua Hammer is the author of “The Mesopotamian Riddle: An Archaeologist, a Soldier, a ...

Often described as Orlando’s most outrageous charity event during its heyday, the Headdress Ball will return this fall after nearly a decade-long hiatus. Now renamed the Headdress Gala, the fundraiser ...

In 2024, following 16 years without a studio record of original material, the Black Crowes notched a rarity: a new album that presented the group at their most vital-sounding since 1992's No. 1 The ...

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In Qing dynasty China, artisans augmented decorative pieces by incorporating iridescent kingfisher feathers—a technique known as tian-tsui. Scientists at Northwestern University’s Center for ...

Central Germany is among the regions where, as early as the mid-6th millennium BC, farmers displaced the Mesolithic hunter–gatherers from the fertile loess soils. Soon after this migration, however, ...

Feathers in couture fashion are taking flight once again in the spring 2026 couture collections from Chanel, Dior, Guo Pei and Schiaparelli, elevating the collections to new heights. The delicate, ...

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Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands of miles. Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands ...