Scans of the most well-preserved fossil of a prehistoric flying reptile with intact feathers have revealed how the first birds managed to fly while their non-bird dinosaur cousins could not. The ...

In eastern China, fossils of dinosaurs called Anchiornis have been discovered with their feathers intact. These specimens, 160 million years old, offer a unique opportunity to study the anatomy ...

Some feathered dinosaurs may have lost the ability to fly, revealing that the evolution of flight was far more complex than ...

Learn how rare fossil feathers preserved molting patterns, revealing new findings of dinosaur flight.

Study of molting patterns in fossilized colored feathers suggests evolution of dinosaurs and birds was 'more complex than ...

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a new study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

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 ...

Bird feathers are unique wonders—born before birds, shared with dinosaurs, vital for flight, warmth, display, and survival.

A new study led by a researcher from the School of Zoology and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv ...