From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the genre ...

From thrashing headbangers to thumping club tracks to ethereal ballads, these 10 songs soundtracked key music moments in our ...

A new fabric inspired by the feathers of the magnificent riflebird — a type of bird of paradise — is the darkest ever created, according to its inventors.

Male broad-tailed hummingbirds sync speed, sound, and flashing colors in a 300-millisecond dive that dazzles females during ...

The Cold War border that once split Germany was a tightly guarded “death strip.” Against all odds, it turned into a thriving refuge — and may now hold lessons for European nations urgently seeking new ...

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

Researchers took inspiration from the magnificent riflebird while developing a textile that reflects only about 0.13 percent ...

A tropical bird’s feather structure inspires a new, wearable ultrablack fabric.

A rare species of Blue Bird of Paradise only found in PNG, will become a tourist attraction at the Adventure Park outside Port Moresby. NCD Governor Powes Parkop MP, on Wednesday, 3 rd December 2025, ...

Stone armor with a tinge of green. One of a set of armor pieces cast in the image of the Gravebird. Featuring a cape of black Deathbird feathers, it enhances jumping attacks. Gravebirds are ancient ...

When you think “birds-of-paradise”, your mind may jump to the bright, rainbow plumage of species like Diphyllodes magnificus or Paradisornis rudolphi. But equally present in the natural world is the ...

The color "ultrablack"—defined as reflecting less than 0.5% of the light that hits it—has a variety of uses, including in cameras, solar panels and telescopes, but it's difficult to produce and can ...