Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape over ...

Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.

The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But ...

Remembering that birds are part of the dinosaur radiation ... Read more in A History of Dinosaurs in 50 Fossils, which is available from Smithsonian Books. Visit Smithsonian Books’ website ...

Quickest News Paleontologists are flocking to the recently discovered bird-like dinosaur fossil named Fujianvenator prodigiosus. Unearthed in 2022, this fossil revealed surprising details that turn ...

A rare Triassic fossil unearthed in Brazil, Gondwanax paraisensis, could provide new insights into the origins of dinosaurs.

Now, a newly discovered fossil provides the most complete glimpse to date of the brains of the ancestral birds that once flew above the dinosaurs. The species was named Navaornis hestiae ...

Now, a newly discovered fossil provides the most complete glimpse to date of the brains of the ancestral birds that once flew above the dinosaurs. The species was named Navaornis hestiae, and it's ...

The “one-of-a-kind” fossil of Navaornis hestiae helps fill a giant gap in scientists’ understanding of how bird brains ...