Scientists have discovered that the secrets to pterosaur success lie in the microscopic architecture of their bones.

Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in ...

Three studies of the brain regions responsible for processing sensory information show that their neurons are and communicate ...

Researchers suggest that studying the biological designs of prehistoric creatures could advance materials science.

You might think that if a species died out tens of millions of years ago, its design would be too primitive to have any ...

The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of ...

But, alas, the mosasaurs were not dinosaurs. As with plesiosaurs, the biggest giveaway is its habitat: “With the exception of ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The fossil sheds light on interactions within the Cretaceous food web and may represent the first record of this type of ...

We learned at school that there are five different classes of animals. These are mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. However, this knowledge, long enshrined in textbooks, does not seem to ...