The Chicago Archaeopteryx features more soft tissue and delicate skeletal details than any known fossil of its kind, and ...

New insights into the flying capabilities of a nonbird dinosaur were drawn from an unusually well-preserved specimen known as ...

Most modern birds solved this issue by evolving shorter appendages to accompany their tertial feathers. But even though ...

A polished piece of amber from Myanmar has revealed one of the most significant fossil discoveries in recent years– an ...

Scientists have analysed a new Archaeopteryx fossil. This fossil reveals specialised feathers. These feathers aided in flight ...

Scans of the most well-preserved fossil of a prehistoric flying reptile with intact feathers have revealed how the first ...

Scans of the most well-preserved fossil of a prehistoric flying reptile with intact feathers have revealed how the first birds managed to fly while their non-bird dinosaur cousins could not.

A "beautifully preserved" Chicago Archaeopteryx specimen has hinted towards details that helped birds flying. The latest ...

Archaeopteryx is the fossil that proved Darwin right. It's the oldest known fossil bird, and it helps show that all birds— ...