Inspired by the hollow skeletal structure of bird bones, which optimizes oxygen storage and respiratory efficiency, ...

The Chicago Archaeopteryx features more soft tissue and delicate skeletal details than any known fossil of its kind, and ...

For years, paleontologists have debated whether Archaeopteryx could truly fly. The Chicago specimen may finally put this ...

A new analysis of a pigeon-sized Archaeopteryx fossil in the collection of the Field Museum in Chicago is revealing an array ...

New insights into the flying capabilities of a nonbird dinosaur were drawn from an unusually well-preserved specimen known as ...

Scans of the most well-preserved fossil of a prehistoric flying reptile with intact feathers have revealed how the first ...

The Durban Natural Science Museum, a cultural treasure in the heart of eThekwini, is open to the public throughout the year, ...

Recently, a joint Chinese–American research team led by Dr. HU Han from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and ...

It was a river dragon." Thanks to the new BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs, from which Ibrahim is the breakout star, there's ...

In the face of uncertainty, the beauty and resilience of forests offer a sense of peace and hope. Every corner of the natural ...

Most modern birds solved this issue by evolving shorter appendages to accompany their tertial feathers. But even though ...

Archaeopteryx, often hailed as the first birds, lived during the Jurassic Period, roughly 150 million years ago. Over 160 ...