The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But ...

Scientists uncovered the ancient brain structure of an 80-million-year-old fossil bird named Navaornis hestiae, providing ...

A unique fossil discovery in Brazil provides new insights into bird brain evolution, while a study highlights drastic ...

Interestingly, this fossil fills a 70-million-year-long gap in our knowledge between the early bird-like dinosaurs ...

A team of researchers led by Rice University's Jacob Robinson and the University of Texas Medical Branch's Peter Kan has ...

Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.

Navaornis is likened to a sort of Rosetta Stone for decyphering the evolution of bird brains.