Few subjects in evolutionary theory have posed such intriguing puzzles for so long as the origin of birds. Evidence of avian beginnings has been elusive in the fossil record because birds' light, ...

A UCLA campus shutdown during COVID revealed rapid evolution in urban birds, as junco beaks shifted with the rise and fall of ...

Everyone knows what a bird is – and pretty much everyone knows what a dinosaur is. But not everyone is aware that birds evolved from dinosaurs approximately 160 million years ago. In fact, birds and ...

Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid impact triggered the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs. Yet, some early birds, ...

The woodpecker is a unique bird species that has gone through some mysteriously acquired adaptations since the extinction of the dinosaurs. Fossils tell us, without any explanations of course (because ...

Modern birds evolved earlier than previously assumed — much earlier than the dinosaurs’ mass extinction — an event that seems to have had a limited impact on avian evolution Artist’s depiction of the ...

Scientists have known for some time that birds like chickens and ostriches are the closest living relatives of the Tyrannosaurus rex. Now, a newly discovered fossil of a bird-like dinosaur could ...

(CN) — Birds didn’t just inherit their dinosaur lineage — they rewired it. That's according to researchers in a study that say as their brains grew, birds' skulls became more flexible, unlocking new ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? For years, scientists have split neoaves (which make up 95 percent of bird species) ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Angry Birds Evolution Something is causing the the pigs to herd to Bird Island in droves, and the birds have found their eggs in danger once again. It’s up ...

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