In a nutshell Scientists temporarily reversed feather evolution in chickens by blocking a key developmental pathway, causing ...

Paleontologists discovered Duonychus tsogtbaatari from fossils uncovered in 2012. It was a giant, feathered creature adapted ...

Paleontologists unearthed the fossil in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, and the find is unique because of a sheath preserved on one ...

Scientists have successfully genetically modified chickens to make their feathers resemble those of dinosaurs. This study is part of a broader effort to understand how and why feathers evolved.

Duonychus tsogtbaatari, a feathered, two-legged dinosaur, was discovered in Mongolia. Its unusual anatomy and remarkably well ...

Chickens that were allowed to hatch had patchy feathers, with some naked spots and other places ... to allow for the ...

It’s fun to imagine secret dinosaur survivors living today, hidden in a remote corner of Earth. But the truth of who made it ...

D modeling reveals that as bird brains grew larger, it led to changes in jaw muscles and joint mechanics—enabling the ...

As part of their study of feather evolution, scientists have tried to restore the original appearance of chickens. They succeeded, but only temporarily. By inhibiting the key gene Sonic Hedgehog at ...

With two-fingered hands and long "nasty" claws, the Duonychus tsogtbaatari is certainly a strange sight. Fossils of this ...

Paleontologists have discovered the largest fully preserved dinosaur claw in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, belonging to a new ...

Zelenitsky said the dinosaur likely had feathers as other therizinosaurs “were covered in feathers,” adding to their “odd-looking demeanour.” “This is yet another example of a wonderful ...