This section, just 2% of the bird genome, convinced scientists that most ... "My lab has been chipping away at this problem of bird evolution for longer than I want to think about," said Edward ...

"My lab has been chipping away at this problem of bird evolution for longer than I want to think about," Braun remarked. "We ...

The information will help scientists understand the evolution of strange and ... The project aims eventually to include a genome from every living species of bird. The Smithsonian Institution ...

Despite the increasingly clear picture of the evolution of birds from theropod dinosaurs that has emerged, a few scientists are still unconvinced. No alternative hypothesis has been offered to ...

Despite only weighing as much as a AA battery, these birds have charisma to spare and are amazing avian acrobats. Nearly 60 ...

The key genes change the chemical structure of the pigment molecule through the actions of an enzyme which adds just one atom ...

In an indication that the bird flu outbreak is "headed in the wrong direction," sequencing of the virus that has stricken a ...

The sequencing of the platypus genome has received a high amount of ... mammals have gained and lost over the course of evolution. In order to better understand the impact of the platypus study ...

The birds of today descended from the dinosaurs of yore. Researchers have known relatively little, however, about how the bird's brain took shape over tens of millions of years. "Birds are one of ...