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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.

"Compared to most living birds, Archaeopteryx has a very long upper arm bone," Dr O'Connor said. "And if you're trying to fly, having a long upper arm bone can create a gap between the long primary ...

Such is the case with “Birds of North America,” Anna Ouyang Moench’s look at a father-daughter dynamic throught the years and what their hopes, dreams, failures and successes say about all ...

In the past nine years since penguins were introduced to the city zoo in 2016, veterinarian Dr Madhumita Kale, has been closely associated with the enclosure of the flightless birds since their ...

birds need it to be lighter for their hollow bones and lighter frames, like the Pueo and its new wing. “And so, that allowed for the pins that are driven through the bone,” Dr. Tobin Kalebaugh ...

Born on March 31, 1934, he first won hearts as the title character in Dr. Kildare, his first major ... Shōgun and The Thorn Birds — and racking up Emmy and Golden Globe nominations in the ...

The Thorn Birds and Dr. Kildare star Richard Chamberlain died on on Saturday (March 29), Variety reports. He was 90. Harlan Boll, the late actor’s publicist, told the outlet that Chamberlain ...