CT scans also indicate Archaeopteryx had nerve endings in the end of its beak—part of what’s known as a bill-tip organ. Again ...

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After consulting texts on bird anatomy, O’Connor realized what they were: oral papillae. “Imagine if the flesh on the roof of ...

The California Botanic Garden will celebrate birds and their connections to native plant ecosystems at its annual Family Bird Festival, to be held 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at the garden in Claremont.

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A newly identified tiny dinosaur, Foskeia pelendonum, is shaking up long-held ideas about how plant-eating dinosaurs evolved.

Making pinecone bird feeders was a great opportunity to get out of the cold and still interact with the outdoors.

Recent discoveries about an alvarezsaur called Manipulonyx have drawn renewed attention to this group of bird-like, clawed creatures and the mysteries around their anatomy and behavior ...

Teenage resistance to parental advice often stems from their developing need for independence and identity formation. Brain development, peer influence, and communication styles also contribute to ...

The fossil of Archaeopteryx is one of the most famous in the world, yet a Chicago specimen has just yielded a set of bizarre ...

Imagine walking into a courtroom and seeing a cage near the witness stand. Inside sits a bright, alert parrot whose owner was ...