Ancient flying reptiles called pterosaurs learned to fly while their brains were small, taking a very different path from ...

New findings add to evidence that enlarged brains seen in modern birds and presumably in their prehistoric ancestors were not the driver of pterosaurs’ ability to achieve flight, says @HopkinsMedicine ...

A beloved eagle, a school mascot, was electrocuted on PG&E power lines near an elementary school in the Bay Area. Could ...

In a study of fossils, a research team led by an evolutionary biologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine suggests that a group of ...

The research provides direct evidence that at least one pterosaur species ate plants. That simple gut snapshot shifts a ...

Explore 15 real-world innovations where animal biology inspired modern technology, from robots to raincoats and more.

We often mindlessly trample on snails and earthworms because they move so slowly compared to the average human, but there’s a ...

From their feathers to feet, learn more about the major features of bird anatomy and what makes these fascinating animals so ...

Earlier this year, a group of researchers published a paper on the remarkable phenomenon of sex reversal in several ...

Flight is a rare skill in the animal world. Among vertebrates, it evolved only three times: in bats, birds, and the ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

Birds exhibit a wide variety of fascinating nesting and offspring-rearing behaviors throughout their lifecycle. Against the ...