Birds are inextricably linked to feathers, which allow them to fly, keep warm and put on dramatic displays. Feathers, however, predate birds—having first belonged to extinct dinosaurs.

Birds are the only group of dinosaurs that survived the asteroid ... birds lived while so many of their relatives died has been a mystery that paleontologists have been trying to solve for decades.

The presence of two types of skin on the fossil implies that dinosaurs may have retained reptile skin as protection while experimenting with feathers in certain areas in the early days of feather ...

The new research, however, reveals that the protein composition of modern-day feathers was also present in the feathers of dinosaurs and ... We're developing new tools to understand what happens ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing ... have long puzzled over how winged dinosaurs ruled the skies – until ...

Whatever the answer, the solution to the mystery ... long feathers on its legs as well as its long arms. In fact, paleontologists think powered flight evolved at least three times among dinosaurs ...

If the same book had been written 25 years ago, for example, dinosaurs that we now know had feathers would have been illustrated as wholly scaly, and paleontologists would have said that we’ll ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing ... an asteroid that ended the age of dinosaurs, but researchers have revealed ...

A mystery history ... large tank-like dinosaurs – nodosaurs – though these were rare in Laramidia. Scientists have found Ornithomimosaurs fossilised with their tail feathers and scaly leg ...

Further support for this finding could solve the mystery of how and where the largest family of plant-eating dinosaurs emerged ... Dr. Müller said. Feathers and Flight: New insights into the ...

Birds are inextricably linked to feathers, which allow them to fly, keep warm and put on dramatic displays. Feathers, however, predate birds – having first belonged to extinct dinosaurs ... details ...