Some feathered dinosaurs may have briefly taken to the skies—only to give it up later. By studying rare fossils with preserved feathers, researchers uncovered a surprising clue hidden in molting ...

Two species of marsupials thought to have been extinct for the past 6,000 years have been found very much alive on the island of New Guinea.

Berwick Bank, off the coast of Scotland, all (or at least mostly) because of the seabirds. I add 'mostly' because you never know when someone might be more interested in some of the other reasons ...

A remarkable Archaeopteryx fossil offers fresh clues about early bird flight. This ancient creature, a link between dinosaurs and birds, shows well-preserved wings with specialized feathers. These ...

Learn how a life-sized nest experiment revealed that Cretaceous oviraptor dinosaurs in China may have relied on both body ...

What do we really know about how oviraptors—bird-like but flightless dinosaurs—hatched their eggs? Did they use environmental ...

After a long New England winter, many of us are ready to trade snow boots for spring blooms. But in East Hampstead, a unique shop keeps spring in full swing all year long. (via NH Chronicle) ...

A fossil skull from Spain reveals Gorgonavis alcyone, a 125-million-year-old bird that expands the known range of early long-beaked birds.

An extinct relative of the howler monkey may have been the first leaf-eating primate in South and Central America ...

The wellbeing, livelihoods and security of Australian communities, and the precious ecosystems upon which we depend for our ...

Fossils reveal a small ancient reptile related to crocodiles, Sonselasuchus cedrus, that may have switched from four legs to two as it grew.

Thirteen million years ago, a group of medium-sized monkeys known for guarding their territory among the treetops with fearsome "howls" started doing something new. These monkeys, among the oldest ...