The earliest feathered dinosaurs may have evolved their bird-like features while still retaining lizard-like scales on other parts of their body. This theory is based on the discovery of a ...
Birds can fly—at least, most of them can. Flightless birds like penguins and ostriches have evolved lifestyles that don't require flight. However, there's a lot that scientists don't know about ...
Zixiao Yang receives funding from the Irish Research Council and Jurassic Foundation. Maria McNamara receives funding from the European Research Council and Science Foundation Ireland. Strong but ...
Paleontologists have found a missing link in the evolution of dinosaur feathers. Along with their signature sharp teeth and gigantic bodies, some feathered dinosaurs also had scaly skin like today ...
The discovery of a "parrot lizard" fossil could explain how dinosaurs developed feathers. Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC) have discovered that some feathered dinosaurs had scaly skin, ...
Dinosaurs were once assumed to have been ectothermic, or cold-blooded, an idea that makes sense given that they were reptiles. While scientists had previously discovered evidence of dinosaur ...
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This story appears in the May 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Nestled among white-sand beaches and brightly colored resorts, the mangrove swamps along Mexico’s Yucatán coast are a ...
If you enjoy supernatural stories and solving mysteries, then Netflix’s newest Korean reality show Agents of Mystery offers the best of both worlds. Six agents are sent to secret locations to ...
The discovery of a "parrot lizard" fossil could explain how dinosaurs developed feathers. Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC) have discovered that some feathered dinosaurs had scaly ...