GENEVA — From dinosaur fuzz to eagle wings, evolution spent over 100 million years perfecting the feather. Now, Swiss scientists have found a way to reverse this process in the lab, causing chicken ...

The fact that dinosaurs had feathers is starting to become common knowledge, but what's not commonly known is what those ...

A scientist chanced upon the specimen at a market in Myanmar. — -- A dinosaur tail preserved in amber has been discovered for the first time ever, researchers announced on Thursday in a paper ...

Fluff and fuzz helped the creatures keep warm, blend in and communicate Riley Black - Science Correspondent The more paleontologists dig, the more feathered dinosaurs they find. Almost three decades ...

Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been widely debated, paleontological discoveries and developmental biology studies ...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Bollinger County's life-size dinosaur replica was greeted by a room full of community members eager to see it. Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton, R-Marble Hill, was the guest ...

Many feathered dinosaurs couldn’t fly — at least, not like birds do today. But the reptiles’ feathers may have been more birdlike than scientists thought. Yet fossilization can change feather proteins ...

Studied dinosaur specimen NJUES-10 under natural (upper half) and UV light (lower half) showing the orange-yellow fluorescence of the fossil skin. Scientists discover ‘zoned development’ in dinosaur ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Paleontologists have found a missing link in the evolution of ...

Not all birds can fly. Penguins, ostriches, and kiwis are some famous examples. It’s pretty easy to figure out if a living bird can fly. But it’s a bit tricker when it comes to extinct birds or bird ...

In 2008, a fossil hunter named Frank Hadfield went for a walk among the hoodoos of Drumheller, Alberta. Up on one of these chunky sandstone minarets studding the southern Albertan badlands, Hadfield ...