Super-black feathers can absorb virtually every photon of light

Male Birds of Paradise have patches of super-black plumage that absorb 99.95 percent of light. New research identified their feathers’ microscopic structures that make them look so very dark.

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Super-black feathers can absorb virtually every photon of light that hits them