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Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been ...

The first time a child sees a bird through binoculars – really sees it, watches it hover, glide, or dive – something changes.

Modern birds, along with certain snakes and fishes, have skulls whose jaws and palates are not firmly fixed in place.

Modern birds are the living relatives of dinosaurs. Take a look at the features of flightless birds like chickens and ...

Cranial kinesis allows modern birds to eat a wider variety of foods and use their beaks as multifunctional tools.

Researchers emphasize that this fossil confirms that cerapodan dinosaurs underwent diversification well before the Cretaceous ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and birds that can't. They found ...

The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...

The Jehol Biota was a diverse ecosystem with dinosaurs, birds, and early mammals, making this scorpion’s role crucial in its environment. Scorpion fossils are rare due to their burrowing nature ...

Mar. 6, 2025 — Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was ...