Whoever the Hawaiians thought Cook was, however, they presented him with the gift of a chieftain's helmet - a rare and precious object made of yellow and red feathers. Cook recognised it as an ...

When the Eastern Washington Eagles football team rushes the gridiron at Saturday's home game, the players' helmets will be emblazoned with something new and meaningful. Instead of the EWU Eagle logo, ...

trimmed with bottle-brush plumes or swan feathers, that they nursed tenderly in the crooks of their arms, as though carrying valuable roosters. The peers and peeresses were pure Tenniel ...

The genes that caused scales to become feathers in the early ancestors of birds have been found by US scientists. By expressing these genes in embryo alligator skin, the researchers caused the ...

But there is one natural wonder that just about all of us can see, simply by stepping outside: dinosaurs using their feathers to fly. Birds are so common, even in the most paved-over places on ...

When those really pretty white feathers get in the oil just on the ... Competing at the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Weir wore a swan-inspired costume with glittery, featherlike designs across the ...

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Black swan events are unpredictable with major impacts, like the 1987 stock market crash. Diversified investments can mitigate effects of black swan events. Preparation for such events is ...

Now let’s say you’re on the Moon. If you were to drop a hammer and a feather from the same height, which would hit the ground first? Click the graphic below to find out. Spaceman: Well ...

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