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A newly described Cretaceous bird, Plumadraco bankoorum (Banko’s feather dragon) from 121 million-year-old China, possessed two tail feathers about 12 inches long—roughly twice its 6-inch body—likely used in elaborate mate displays; the fossil, well-preserved and found in Liaoning, was described in PLOS One and suggests long-running evolution of ornamental features in birds.
Canadian Indigenous filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers returned the Toronto Film Critics Association award after the TFCA edited out part of her pro-Palestine speech to keep the ceremony’s timing. Tailfeathers condemned censorship as a threat to cinematic expression and said she cannot accept the tainted award, while TFCA president Johanna Schneller announced her resignation, saying the edit was about timing, not politics. The organization encouraged winners to share full remarks on their personal platforms.