Sparks could access a vast array of bird specimens at AMNH. A preliminary sweep through the museum’s ornithology collection with a blue light confirmed his suspicions, revealing fluorescent ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has one of the biggest bird collections in the world, housing over 600,000 specimens, from ducks to eagles to peacocks. The collection was ...

Martin and Carr eventually set up a special blue-light photo booth for bird specimens’ fluorescent portraits. In the pitch dark, feet fluoresced in a variety of species. Sometimes so did long ...

The fossil was a strong example of how avian reproduction evolved. “This Mesozoic bird specimen is the only one I know of that preserves both an egg and the medullary bone,” Paleontologist ...

A bird watching enthusiast photographs a bird specimen display at the Fuzhou National Forest Park, East China's Fujian Province, on March 3, 2025. The day marked the 12th World Wildlife Day ...