D modeling reveals that as bird brains grew larger, it led to changes in jaw muscles and joint mechanics—enabling the ...

Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved "inside-out" have been discovered in South Africa.

Using 3D models of ancient skulls, Dinosaur Choir gets us closer than ever to understanding the noises that dinosaurs made.

Stanford scientists found that dramatic climate changes after the Great Dying enabled a few marine species to spread globally ...

A rare fossil unearthed in Mongolia's Gobi Desert has led to the identification of a new dinosaur species Duonychus ...

Feathers may define birds today, but their story began millions of years ago in creatures that looked very different from ...

Modern birds, along with certain snakes and fishes, have skulls whose jaws and palates are not firmly fixed in place.

Cranial kinesis allows modern birds to eat a wider variety of foods and use their beaks as multifunctional tools.

The benefits of 'wiggly' skulls Modern birds, as well as other animals like snakes and fishes, have skulls with jaws and ...

Scientists suggest that bigger brains in bird ancestors led to more flexible skulls, playing a key role in their evolution.

Modern birds are the living relatives of dinosaurs. Take a look at the features of flightless birds like chickens and ...

Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...