Feathers are an evolutionary marvel: aerodynamic, insulating, beguiling.
Applying the research of paleontologists, ornithologists, biologists, engineers, and even art historians, Hanson asks: What are feathers? How did they evolve? What do they m.
In Feathers , biologist Thor Hanson details a sweeping Natural history, as feathers have been used to fly, protect, attract, and adorn through time and place.
Yet their story has never been fully told.
They date back more than 100 million years.
Feathers are an evolutionary marvel: aerodynamic, insulating, beguiling