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Natural Selections: Feathers and irridescence

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While most color in nature is the result of pigments that reflect a particular wavelength of light, others colors are created by physical structures that scattter and interfere with light. Martha Foley and Curt Stager talk about one of nature's flashier displays--irridescent bird feathers.

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