Fossilized vulture feathers that were stunningly preserved in volcanic ash were a mystery until now. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Valentina Rossi received funding from The Palaeontological Association (UK) and The Paleontological Society (USA). She is currently receiving funding from the European Research Council ...

Vultures made me do it. That's my stock answer now, whenever people ask me about this book. It was vultures that first spurred my interest in feathers, years ago on a research project in Kenya.

The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is an Old World vulture, as its habitat does not extend into the New World or the western hemisphere. This large bird is native to the open plains and ...

Biologist Bracken Brown couldn’t believe his eyes when he spotted the seemingly out-of-place bird soaring through the sky. “I always enjoy doing roost counts, watching a column of vultures catch ...