Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in ...
The pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight. The species evolved to form enormous wingspans reaching ...
Studying the ancient flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs could help engineers make aeroplanes that are more ...
The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of ...
Three studies of the brain regions responsible for processing sensory information show that their neurons are and communicate ...
You might think that if a species died out tens of millions of years ago, its design would be too primitive to have any ...
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Secret canals in flying dinosaur cousin’s bones could inspire lighter, tougher planesResearchers suggest that studying the biological designs of prehistoric creatures could advance materials science.
The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could be replicated to develop materials for next-gen aircraft.
A bite hole in a rare neck bone fossil discovered in Canada suggests a crocodile-like predator chomped on the flying reptile, either in a deadly attack or a post-mortem scavenged snack.
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10,000 Snakes in A Tiny House!From 1 snake to 10,000! Here is how I built BHB Reptiles which lead to creating a reptile zoo and now an aquarium.
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Why Birds Are Actually ReptilesWe 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 ...
Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.
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