"This discovery shows that some of the birds flying over the heads of dinosaurs already had a fully modern skull geometry more than 80 million years ago," said co-lead author Dr. Luis Chiappe from ...

A ‘one of a kind’ fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved, one of the most enduring mysteries of vertebrate evolution.

Nov. 1, 2024 — New research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented them from filling as many ecological niches as ...

Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence Date: November 13, 2024 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: A 'one of a kind' fossil discovery could transform our ...

A bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals the roots of avian intelligence, according to a new study. The "one of a kind" fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique ...

Key aspects of early bird evolution have been difficult to resolve, owing to a lack of suitably preserved fossilized remains. A fossilized skull of a bird that lived during the age of the ...

Zombie birds are no longer part of post-apocalyptic fiction; they may soon be among us. But in their newfound life, the birds aren't looking for brains. They're being used to further wildlife ...

This diminutive yellow bird had a whole country tweeting with interest, and craning their necks up to see it perched in the tree of a local’s front yard. Around 300 bird watchers crowded a road ...

A bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals the roots of avian intelligence, according to a new study. The "one of a kind" fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique ...

Brazil has just identified a new species of fossilized bird from the Late Cretaceous period. Named Navaornis hestiae, it was found in 80-million-year-old rocks from the Adamantina Formation ...

A Canadian teenager who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in dairy cattle in the United ...