finding the optimal placement to be near the front of the wing — exactly where they are in birds. Previously, avian anatomy research has said these feathers play no role in flight. The lab’s research, ...

Investigators found bird feathers and blood in both engines of the Jeju Air jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing 179 people, a person familiar with the probe said. The Boeing 737 ...

It’s very expensive to feed one of these birds every day for two years. And there’s no guarantee that these feathers are going to grow back. Normally, they don’t molt out or fall out at the ...