It's rare enough to catch sight of birds-of-paradise. These cute birds are continuing to amaze with a unique finding that may have you seeing them differently.

Beyond biofluorescence, birds-of-paradise have another trick to enhance their look, and to stand out amid a noisy forest background. A 2018 study found that the birds’ colors aren’t just brighter, the ...

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 ...

And birds of paradise did.” 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 ...

Birds-of-paradise are even colorful in the dark, with feathers and body parts that glow a brilliant yellow-green under ultraviolet (UV) light, a new study found. CNN values your feedback 1.

By moving blue lights over preserved birds-of-paradise in a dark room, the team were able to analyse the light the specimens emitted. They found that males from 21 species had biofluorescence on the ...

Birds-of-Paradise. There are 45 species in 17 genera in the family Paradsaeidae - also known as birds-of-paradise. These birds live across eastern Australia, Indonesia, and New Guinea.

Interestingly, birds remain woefully understudied when it comes to the optical extras. Until now, no one had looked for the glowing property in birds-of-paradise, which are native to Australia ...

Birds-of-paradise are among the most resplendent creatures on Earth, with long, elaborate feathers in eye-popping shades of ...