Iridescence in bird feathers has been demystified

Humans have been mesmerized by the iridescence of birds for years. Why else would we go from fanning ourselves with peacock feathers to wearing multichrome nail polishes and eyeshadows whose colors shift right before our eyes?

Birds' dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather structure

Birds' dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather structure

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Collections-Feathers--2020/21 — Cypress College Art Department

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OPOD - Bird Feather Iridescence

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Feather function and the evolution of birds - Terrill - 2023 - Biological Reviews - Wiley Online Library