Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago ...

Wang Min, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, speaks ...

“This fossil (Baminornis) indicates that Jurassic birds probably already had a global distribution and were much more ...

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 ...

The short-tailed find with the forelimb of a raptor is an extremely rare example of the transition from dinosaurs to birds ...

Cats are one of the most captivating creatures in the animal kingdom. They are graceful yet incredible hunters, seemingly ...

The Mount Pleasant-based eco-tour company and foundation Coastal Expeditions holds after-school programs, summer camps and field trips for K-12 SC students.

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

FAU, SeaWorld San Diego, and the San Diego Natural History Museum have joined forces to scan the rare skeleton of the vaquita ...

This time of year I get a lot of emails and texts from people reporting they hear an owl hooting outside their windows at night. While many enjoy the sound, others complain they can’t sleep.

Cooper’s research expertise in skeletal development will bridge the investigation from birds to mammals. Her laboratory at UC ...

A man was arrested on a DWI charge last week in Wallingford after police claimed that he struck a pedestrian who suffered broken ribs, cracked vertebrae and a concussion. The crash occurred last ...