Birds are inextricably linked to feathers, which allow them to fly, keep warm and put on dramatic displays. Feathers, however, predate birds—having first belonged to extinct dinosaurs. Finding ...

The anatomy of a Chinese fossil offers a hint that birdsong may be as old as the dinosaurs themselves. Since the 1930s, ...

Birds are inextricably linked to feathers, which allow them to fly, keep warm and put on dramatic displays. Feathers, however, predate birds—having first belonged to extinct dinosaurs. Finding ...

From dinosaurs to birds: the origins of feather formation Scientists reveal the key role of specific genes in feather development, providing insights into their evolution from dinosaurs Date ...

At the moment, the jury’s still out. With such important details still shrouded in mystery, a new review has sought to bring together the latest knowledge about the evolution of feathers to help find ...

An analysis of two theropod dinosaur fossils has shown that they had a type of carpal bone (pisiform) in their wrists—a bone ...

Dinosaurs were initially thought to be exclusively scaly, like modern-day lizards and crocodiles, but paleontologists slowly started finding evidence of some species having feathers, such as ...

Future discoveries of fossil feathers may help us understand how dinosaurs and their relatives evolved flight, warm-blooded metabolisms, and how they communicated with each other.

Palaeontologists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have discovered X-ray evidence of proteins in fossil feathers that sheds new light on feather evolution.

Modern and early birds, plus feathered dinosaurs, have all sported feathers made of the same material, according to a new study. The researchers investigated 125-million-year-old feathers from a ...

UNIGE scientists reveal the key role of specific genes in feather development, providing insights into their evolution from dinosaurs.