Dinosaurs

A new fossil found in Siberia suggests the possibility that all dinosaurs had feathers, not just the last ones, which became birds. So maybe T-Rex was pink and feathery?A new fossil found in Siberia suggests the possibility that all dinosaurs had feathers, not just the last ones, which became birds. So maybe T-Rex was pink and feathery?

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is renowned for its biodiversity. But the Atlantic waters off its coast are also home to incalculable numbers of animals for hundreds, if not thousands, of species. In recent years, Brazil has moved to protect those animals as well.

The Geo Quiz is looking for the German state where the first fossil of a feathered creature was discovered 150 years ago.

Two back-to-back studies on how big-brained animals thrive in new habitats piqued my curiosity about the real implications of relative brain size. If you heard last week’s science podcast, you know that species with big brains relative to their bodies are more successful than small-brained ones in new habitats. That holds true for birds, mammals, […]

Researchers find some birds have high concentrations of a neural hormone which may be the reason why they flock together.