Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been ...

Scientists uncovered a key genetic pathway in the origin of feathers, but they found that evolution is stubborn in turning ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

Cranial kinesis allows modern birds to eat a wider variety of foods and use their beaks as multifunctional tools.

Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened to those found in the brains of people.

This analysis examines declining fragmentation impacts from oil and gas development in Wyoming over the last 20 years due to ...

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...

"When a dragonfly hunts, it hovers perfectly still and positions itself between its prey and a shadow cast behind it by, say, ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known cerapodan dinosaur fossil in Morocco, discovered back 168 million years.

If you're a fan of luxury coupes from the 1990s, the Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe is the ultimate bargain buy on the current used car market ...

Scientists suggest that bigger brains in bird ancestors led to more flexible skulls, playing a key role in their evolution.