Yet the origin of these remarkable structures predates birds. Feathered dinosaurs were first reported in the 1990s, but many mysteries remain about how and when feathers emerged. Did all dinosaurs ...

Biologists previously believed modern birds had evolved 20 million years later than the new evidence suggests.

For years, emus and rheas have been dismissed as some of the least intelligent birds on the planet. But new research suggests ...

Palaeognaths include emus and ostriches, and can reach 9 feet tall and weigh upwards of 300 pounds. They are more known for ...

Look out the window long enough and you’ll see a modern-day dinosaur making use of its feathers to soar across the sky. It’s ...

A new study suggests that emus and rheas - and by extension, potentially animals like velociraptors - are anything but ...

"Many of them had feathers, [so] they could insulate themselves just like mammals can," Brusatte said. In addition, some ...

A study on bird intelligence found that emus and rheas can solve puzzles to access food, proving they can innovate.

Large birds -- our closest relations to dinosaurs -- are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain access to food. Large birds -- our closest relations to dinosaurs ...

Large birds – our closest relations to dinosaurs - are capable of technical innovation and can solve a physical task to gain ...

The location of the discovery is particularly intriguing as Missouri isn’t typically known for significant dinosaur ...