Scientists uncovered a 149-million-year-old bird fossil in southeastern China with unexpectedly modern traits they believe could rewrite the evolutionary history of birds. The recently discovered ...

The discovery happened in the form of a fossil femur placed in Crimea. Examinations revealed that the fossil belonged to a ...

"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ...

Plastic waste has let common coots reuse nests year after year. Scientists have now used the trash layers to date how old nests are.

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

The animal’s entire body was preserved in three dimensions, from the bird’s eyelids to the tips of its wings. Ergo: A feather fossil that is preserved down to the microscopic pigment ...

Its name reflects its origins: “Bamin” refers to the ancient name for Fujian, “-ornis” represents birds, and “zhenghensis” refers to Zhenghe County. In an interview with Sixth Tone, Wang takes us ...

One of the only fossil Pokémon to not evolve, the abominations against Arceus itself don’t count, is Aerodactyl. The iconic ...

So Oswald developed techniques to extract and sequence ancient DNA from Caribbean bird fossils. In an early proof of concept using the fossils of an extinct Caribbean cave rail, she and her ...

Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent around the globe, including Antarctica. Dinosaurs belong to a group of ...

Scientists uncovered a 149-million-year-old bird fossil in southeastern China with unexpectedly modern traits they believe could rewrite the evolutionary history of birds. The recently ...