Scientists just discovered the oldest fossil of a modern bird, a so-called "turducken" they've just dubbed the "Wonderchicken ...

A remarkable 70-million-year-old dinosaur embryo, discovered perfectly preserved inside its fossilized egg in Missouri, ...

New fossil shows that precise wasp mimicry in hoverflies evolved far earlier than previously thought—and wasn't shaped by ...

At first glance, feathers may seem like simple parts of a bird’s body. But if you look closer—under a microscope or through a ...

The researchers analyzed rare fossils of hatchling birds found in northern Alaska, which offered the earliest evidence of the ...

The calcitic layers of the eggshells of archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds) and turtles are composed of distinctive ...

The Chicago Archaeopteryx provides rare 3D insights into skull evolution, soft tissue structure, and the first evidence of ...

Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young.

After 128 years of exploration and fossil excavation, researchers have finally unearthed the skull of Genyornis newtoni.