Birds are customary companions to flowers in nearly every country. In the 19th century, designers incorporated elegant birds in fancy wallpapers, on colorful lampshades, in jewelry and atop the ...

Clyde’s story:This unusual bird was abandoned by his former owner, who moved out of a rented room and never returned for him. His name is known, thanks to the landlord, but no background. Clyde’s ...

Photo (top) and 3D reconstruction using microtomography (bottom) of the miniature bird sculpture. Its production combined four different techniques (abrasion, gouging, scraping and incision), which ...

Researchers have discovered the oldest known sculpture in China — a small bird crafted out of bone in the Paleolithic era. By using microscopy and X-ray techniques, they were able to reconstruct ...

A miniature bird sculpted out of burnt bone in China around 13,500 years ago is the oldest known figurine from East Asia, according to researchers who discovered it in a refuse heap near an ...