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Animal hair, feathers may offer clues to restore human fingers and toes

Animal hair, feathers may offer clues to restore human fingers and toes


While the concept of regenerative medicine is comparatively new, animals are well known to remake th...
Gay laws: Britain may axe `husband`, `wife` terms

Gay laws: Britain may axe `husband`, `wife` terms


Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone has said the government was determined to change marriage leg...
Earliest record of feathers found in tiny dinosaur

Earliest record of feathers found in tiny dinosaur


The colour and detailed feather pattern of Microraptor, a pigeon-sized, four-winged dinosaur that li...
`Flying dinosaurs wore plumage of black feathers`

`Flying dinosaurs wore plumage of black feathers`


A winged dinosaur long thought to be a "missing link" in the evolution of birds may have been adorne...
British gays to be allowed to wed in churches

British gays to be allowed to wed in churches


Church of England has no intention of opening its own churches for same-sex couples to register thei...
Feathers in amber reveal dinosaur diversity

Feathers in amber reveal dinosaur diversity


In science fiction, amber preserved the DNA that allowed rebirth of dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. In r...
Bird feathers show pollution rise over 120 years

Bird feathers show pollution rise over 120 years


Feathers from rare Pacific seabirds over the past 120 years have shown an increase in a type of toxi...
Waste chicken feathers could be used to produce biodegradable plastic

Waste chicken feathers could be used to produce biodegradable plastic


New research suggests that chicken feathers could be used to produce eco-friendly, biodegradable pla...
Did Neanderthals use feathers to deck themselves up?

Did Neanderthals use feathers to deck themselves up?


A new study has found that Neanderthals may have used feathers as ornaments.
Flamingos apply natural make-up to attract mates

Flamingos apply natural make-up to attract mates


A new study has revealed that flamingos apply natural make-up to attract mates.
UK minister `warned over posting controversial comments online`

UK minister `warned over posting controversial comments online`


The Home Office Minister has been asked not to "write freely".
Birds may have evolved head feathers as sensory device

Birds may have evolved head feathers as sensory device


In a new research, scientists have suggested that birds may have evolved elaborate feathers first fo...
Indian-American professor turns chicken feathers into fuel

Indian-American professor turns chicken feathers into fuel


Manoranjan "Mano" Misra, an Indian American professor known for turning coffee grounds and chicken f...
Birds use feathers ‘to touch’, say experts

Birds use feathers ‘to touch’, say experts


Experts may have come one step closer to explaining the evolution of ornamental feathers in birds.