Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of giant, bird-like dinosaur that made nests larger than monster truck tires in what is now central China, a study says.

And in 2007, the Hollywood actor Nicholas Cage bought the skull of a Mongolian Tyrannosaurus bataar for $270,000 (£140,000), ...

Winter is cold, winter is wind, winter is snow. Winter requires species to evolve, to respond to the snowpack to survive.

Engineers are closing in on a long imagined goal in aviation, wings that can subtly change shape in midair instead of relying ...

Some mythical creatures from totally different parts of the world look similar, and we can't always explain this with ...

The feathered star of Hay River’s annual Christmas Bird Count on Saturday was none other than the white-breasted nuthatch, a bird with the distinctive characteristic of climbing tree trunks headfirst.

A pigment that makes feathers and hair orange helps prevent cellular damage by removing excess cysteine from cells.

A possibly rare bird found near Slidell sparked wonder and debate online over whether it was a melanistic Great Blue Heron.

Relief of Osiris from the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt. According to Egyptian mythology, Egypt’s first king Osiris sailed around the world spreading knowledge, exactly like the Feathered Serpent ...

A uniquely preserved ichthyosaur from the Pliensbachian period helps resolve when a major evolutionary shift occurred among ...

The forty-spotted pardalote is endemic to Tasmania, but its numbers have dwindled to about 1,000. Habitat loss and a native parasitic fly are the two main threats to the species. Conservation work is ...