Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the group that includes the turkey-sized Velociraptor and the towering ...

(CNN) — When a fossil preserves an animal’s complete body in a death pose, seeing it is observing a snapshot in time. Several such fossils exist for Archaeopteryx — the earliest known bird — and now, ...

(CNN) — When a fossil preserves an animal’s complete body in a death pose, seeing it is observing a snapshot in time. Several such fossils exist for Archaeopteryx — the earliest known bird — and now, ...

Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to discover exactly how birds took to the skies, and today, a new perspective has emerged by ...

Ch. 1. From Protoavis to Pigeon -- Ch. 2. The Design of an Airframe -- Ch. 3. The Triassic Treasures of Texas -- Ch. 4. A Portrait of Protoavis -- Ch. 5. The Jurassic Birds -- Ch. 6. The Birds of the ...

Of all the marvels of the natural world, few are as astonishing as the common swift (Apus apus). These small birds spend ...