Scientists have uncovered something extraordinary inside the skull of an Archaeopteryx fossil.

The discovery takes us to Chicago, where a mysterious specimen arrived encased in rock at the Field Museum in 2022. It was ...

CT scans also indicate Archaeopteryx had nerve endings in the end of its beak—part of what’s known as a bill-tip organ. Again ...

One of Earth’s first birds had modern bird-like mouth features that evolved to handle food efficiently and meet the energy ...

Flying is really hard work. Compared to walking, swimming, or running, flying is the form of movement that takes the most ...

When the Chicxulub impactor hit, the animals that had the best chance of surviving turned out to be those with wings. See how new finds are reshaping the story of how birds evolved.

Here, things get interesting, as just recently it was announced that two remarkably intact dinosaurs had been discovered in ...

Tyrannosaurs catch a lot of teasing for their tiny arms. The fiddly, two-clawed appendages just look a little silly on carnivores of such imposing stature. But they were hardly alone—another enigmatic ...

The Natural History Museum of Utah will mark the 10th year of its DinoFest with a weekend focused on the creatures that shared the ...

Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands of miles. Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands ...