COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of naturally occurring bright colors, and we’re not talking about the flowers. A recent study by the American Museum of Natural History ...

That these animals can emit light is groundbreaking information for not only these birds, but potentially for all bird species.

Greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male, native to southwest New Guinea and Aru Islands, Indonesia. (Photo by: Philippe Clément/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Many marine ...

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Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of natural bright colors -- and no, we’re not talking about the plant. A recent study out of the American Museum of Natural History found the shades and hues ...

Scientists have turned one of nature’s strangest visual tricks into a piece of wearable technology, crafting a textile so ...

New research reports, for the first time, the widespread occurrence of biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise. The study, based on specimens collected since the 1800s, finds biofluorescence in 37 of the ...

With flashy feathers and fancy moves, birds of paradise are already known for extravagant looks. But a trick that boosts that zing has been overlooked by science, until now. In the right light, ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) -The Honolulu Zoo has four new chicks that will grow up to be a rather magnificent sight. The “Magnificant Birds Of Paradise” were recently hatched at the zoo, and are ...

New research by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reports, for the first time, the widespread occurrence of biofluorescence in ...