80 million-year-old dinosaur-era fossil bird offers insight into brain evolution
Interestingly, this fossil fills a 70-million-year-long gap in our knowledge between the early bird-like dinosaurs (Archaeopteryx) and modern birds.
Fossil Discovery Sheds Light on Bird Brain Evolution
A unique fossil discovery in Brazil provides new insights into bird brain evolution, while a study highlights drastic population declines in African elephants over the past 50 years. The skull of a bird species,
Small fossil has big implications for bird brain evolution
Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape over millions of years. A new fossil sheds light on that mystery.
Fossil From Age of Dinosaurs Reveals New Early Bird Species
Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.
'One-Of-A-Kind' Skull Fossil From Brazil Reveals Bird Brain Evolution
One-Of-A-Kind' Skull Fossil From Brazil Reveals Bird Brain Evolution By Will Dunham (Reuters) - The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals.
Exquisite bird fossil provides clues to the evolution of avian brains
Palaeontologists have pieced together the brain structure of a bird that lived 80 million years ago named Navaornis hestiae, thanks to a remarkably well-preserved fossil
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Scientists uncover 80-million-year-old ancient bird's brain structure
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Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence
"This fossil is truly so one-of-a-kind that I was awestruck from the moment I first saw it to the moment I finished ...
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Secrets of the Brain
As they map the brain in greater detail, they may learn how to diagnose disorders by their effect on anatomy, and perhaps even understand how those disorders arise. On my return trip to his lab ...
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Anatomy of a Cuttlefish
The cuttlefish has one of the largest brain-to-body size ratios of any invertebrate, perhaps even larger than that of the octopus. The cuttlefish brain can handle input from a variety of senses ...
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Anatomy of a Play: Matthew Stafford Used His Brain and His Arm for a Major Touchdown Pass
Now that the Minnesota Vikings have dropped two straight games after a 5-0 start to the season, and Brian Flores' usually ...
The anatomy of a scare: how do games frighten you?
Imagine you're standing in a hallway in a game - what does the scene need in order to make it scary? Should we turn ...