Evolution is nature's engine, driving and shaping genetic change and the diversity around us. Charles Darwin famously ...

We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these ...

New study shows how bird traits like gene makeup and clutch size shape evolution. This may help scientists understand ...

Yet birds differ from their reptile ancestors in many important ways. A turning point in their evolution was the development of larger brains, which in turn led to changes in the size and shape of ...

Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto-feathers, which were present in certain dinosaurs.By studying embryonic ...

More: A dinosaur museum in an unlikely place Edward Braun, a professor of biology at the University of Florida who has studied the evolution of birds, said the study's findings suggest that there ...

How Big Brains and Flexible Skulls Led to the Evolution of Modern Birds Mar. 17, 2025 — New research shows how physical changes in the skull affected the mechanics of the way birds move and use ...