A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed that volcanic deposits can preserve delicate tissue structures in unprecedented detail, offering new insights ...
"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ash deposits, which is extremely unusual," study lead author Valentina ...
Cranial kinesis allows modern birds to eat a wider variety of foods and use their beaks as multifunctional tools.
Protesters are gatecrashing politicians’ events before the election has even begun, leading conservatives to claim it shuts ...
Discovered in Australia, the fossils represent a new species that lived during the Miocene epoch and highlight how iron-rich ...
Scientists have discovered the oldest known cerapodan dinosaur fossil in Morocco, discovered back 168 million years.
A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed that volcanic deposits can ...
New research shows how physical changes in the skull affected the mechanics of the way birds move and use their beaks to eat and explore their habitats -- adaptations that helped them evolve into the ...
A 30,000-year-old vulture feather from Central Italy was preserved down to the microscopic level by volcanic rock.
Researchers sequenced the DNA of Cuban blue-headed quail dove, expecting clear origins. Instead, they found it has no close ...
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