Analysis of birds’ feathers could reveal which dinosaurs were capable of flight, a new study has found. Scientists have for a ...
The earliest feathered dinosaurs may have evolved their bird-like features while still retaining lizard-like scales on other parts of their body. This theory is based on the discovery of a ...
Birds can fly—at least, most of them can. Flightless birds like penguins and ostriches have evolved lifestyles that don't require flight. However, there's a lot that scientists don't know about ...
We’ve known for a long time that birds are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, but new clues ... [+] are shedding light on a transitional phase in how feathers came to be. Feathers are ...
During the Cretaceous period, 145 to 66 million years ago, the flying species called enantiornithines thrived on our planet.
This story appears in the May 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Nestled among white-sand beaches and brightly colored resorts, the mangrove swamps along Mexico’s Yucatán coast are a ...
They're the wonders of the ancient world that still leave scientists scratching their heads today. Now, an important part of the mystery of the Egyptian pyramids may have been solved ...
The mystery of a star that seemed too small to exist has been solved – by the detection of another star hiding in the same system. In 2019, astronomers announced the discovery of an unusual ...
King Tutankhamun has captivated the world since his tomb was discovered in 1922. Unearthed by British archaeologist Howard Carter, it was the first time a pharaoh's burial chamber had been found ...
Dinosaurs are returning to the Milwaukee County Zoo this summer. At the Dinosaur Discovery exhibit, visitors will be able to get up close and personal to more than 20 life-size animatronic ...
The end of the Cretaceous Period saw one of the most dramatic mass extinctions Earth has ever seen. Find out what brought about the end of the dinosaurs and many other animals too. The fossil record ...
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