A new study in Nature Communications reveals that iridescent feathers go way back -- a newly discovered species of dinosaur from 161 million years ago had rainbow coloring.

The fossilized remains of a tiny duck-sized dinosaur with rainbow feathers have been discovered. Dubbed Caihong juji, which is Mandarin for ‘rainbow with a big crest,’ the dinosaur discovery ...

An illustration of a reconstruction of the iridescent dinosaur that had rainbow feathers, named Caihong juji, unearthed in China REUTERS WASHINGTON — There’s not a pot of gold at the end of ...

A new dinosaur discovered in China had feathers that may have glittered with the colors of the rainbow. Based on its stunningly preserved remains, scientists say the dinosaur’s head and chest ...

the Mandarin word for rainbow. Microscopic structures in the exquisitely preserved, nearly complete fossil unearthed in Hebei Province indicated that it boasted iridescent feathers, particularly ...

Scientists have uncovered the tiny, duck-sized fossil of a "rainbow" dinosaur in northeastern China, complete with feathers so well-preserved they were able to infer their iridescent color.

There's not a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. There's an iridescent dinosaur. Scientists on Monday announced the discovery of a crow-sized, bird-like dinosaur with colourful feathers from ...

There's not a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. There's an iridescent dinosaur. Scientists on Monday announced the discovery of a crow-sized, bird-like dinosaur with colourful feathers from ...