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Published Analysis of dinosaur eggshells: Bird-like Troodon laid 4 to 6 eggs in a communal nest - Analysis of Dinosaur Eggshells: Bird-like Troodon Laid 4 to 6 Eggs in a Communal Nest


An international research team has determined that Troodon, a dinosaur very close to modern birds, w...
Published Fossil overturns more than a century of knowledge about the origin of modern birds - Fossil Overturns More Than a Century of Knowledge About the Origin of Modern Birds


Fossilized fragments of a skeleton, hidden within a rock the size of a grapefruit, have helped upend...
Published New fossil birds discovered near China’s Great Wall – one had a movable, sensitive 'chin' - New Fossil Birds Discovered Near China’s Great Wall – One Had a Movable, Sensitive 'Chin'


Two new species of fossil birds that lived alongside the dinosaurs have ben discovered near the Grea...
Published First evidence indicating dinosaur respiratory infection - First Evidence Indicating Dinosaur Respiratory Infection


Scientists have discovered the first evidence of a unique respiratory infection in the fossilized re...
Published The secret lives of Darwin's finches reveal daily commutes the equivalent of 30 soccer fields - The Secret Lives of Darwin's Finches: Daily Commutes Equivalent to 30 Soccer Fields


Using radio transmitters, scientists have gained new insights into the behavior of medium ground fin...
Published Study suggests that most of our evolutionary trees could be wrong - Study Suggests That Most of Our Evolutionary Trees Could Be Wrong


New research suggests that determining evolutionary trees of organisms by comparing anatomy rather t...
Published Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery - Pterosaur Discovery Solves Ancient Feather Mystery


Palaeontologists have discovered remarkable new evidence that pterosaurs, the flying relatives of di...
Published Research reveals human-driven changes to distinctive foraging patterns in North Pacific Ocean - Research Reveals Human-Driven Changes to Distinctive Foraging Patterns in North Pacific Ocean


The first large-scale study of its kind has uncovered more than 4,000 years' worth of distinctive fo...
Published Dynamic rivers contributed to Amazon's rich bird diversity - Dynamic Rivers Contributed to Amazon's Rich Bird Diversity


One of the most contentious questions in evolutionary biology is, how did the Amazon become so rich...
Published How new bird species arise - How New Bird Species Arise: Understanding the Process of Speciation


Much of a centuries-old debate over where and how new bird species form has now been resolved. Resea...
Published Fight or flight? How birds are helping to reveal the mysteries of evolution - Fight or Flight? How Birds are Helping to Reveal the Mysteries of Evolution


New research uncovers the negative link between flight-worthiness and fight-worthiness in birds. Evo...
Published Fleshing out the bones of Quetzalcoatlus, Earth's largest flier ever - Fleshing out the Bones of Quetzalcoatlus, Earth's Largest Flier Ever


Though discovered more than 45 years ago, fossils of Earth's largest flying animal, Quetzalcoatlus,...
Published Introduced birds are not replacing roles of human-caused extinct species - Introduced Birds Are Not Replacing Roles of Human-Caused Extinct Species


Human-caused bird extinctions are driving losses of functional diversity on islands worldwide, and t...
Published Muscular wing-body junction improved Pterosaur flight performance - Muscular Wing-Body Junction Improved Pterosaur Flight Performance


The flying reptiles known as pterosaurs are the closest relatives of dinosaurs and were the first ve...
Published Fossils reveal the long-term relationship between feathered dinosaurs and feather-feeding beetles - Fossils Reveal the Long-Term Relationship Between Feathered Dinosaurs and Feather-Feeding Beetles



New fossils in amber have revealed that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million y...
Published Extinct warbler's genome sequenced from museum specimens - Extinct Warbler's Genome Sequenced from Museum Specimens



The Bachman's warbler, a songbird that was last seen in North America nearly 40 years ago, was a dis...
Published Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and woolier coats over the 700,000 years that they roamed the Siberian steppes - Woolly Mammoths: Evolution of Smaller Ears and Woolier Coats



A team of researchers compared the genomes of woolly mammoths with modern day elephants to find out...
Published Apes may have evolved upright stature for leaves, not fruit, in open woodland habitats - Apes May Have Evolved Upright Stature for Leaves, Not Fruit, in Open Woodland Habitats



Anthropologists have long thought that our ape ancestors evolved an upright torso in order to pick f...
Published Information 'deleted' from the human genome may be what made us human - Information 'Deleted' from the Human Genome May Be What Made Us Human



What the human genome is lacking compared with the genomes of other primates might have been as cruc...
Published New tusk-analysis techniques reveal surging testosterone in male woolly mammoths - New Tusk-Analysis Techniques Reveal Surging Testosterone in Male Woolly Mammoths



Traces of sex hormones extracted from a woolly mammoth's tusk provide the first direct evidence that...