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A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived

The best preserved feather from the age of the dinosaurs was just revealed — and it was inside a blob of fossilized poop. That feather is from an aquatic bird that lived 66 million years ago.

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Ari Daniel is a freelance contributor to NPR's Science desk.