Contenders for the true first birds have now been found in Chinese rocks dating from the late Jurassic, around 149 million years ago. If accepted as birds, as the scientists who described them think ...
Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...
"Few birds are as likely to start as many arguments among paleontologists as 'vegavis,'" said professor Christopher Torres.
The fossil sheds light on interactions within the Cretaceous food web and may represent the first record of this type of ...
Qunkasaura is a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived approximately 75 million years ago. Image by UnexpectedDinoLesson - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons ...
A recent study investigates how polyester microdroplets, potential precursors to modern cells, could form under realistic early Earth conditions. Researchers pushed these conditions to the limits, ...
In the Arizona desert, researchers are learning so much more about the peoples who have inhabited this land since antiquity ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the ...
The situation in Ukraine is often fast moving and it is likely there will be times when there have been changes not reflected in the maps.
Ken Early is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in soccer.