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Chinese fossil reveals evolution of skin in feathered dinosaurs
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt retained large patches of beautifully preserved skin, down to its cellular structure, providing...
“Hidden Gem” Fossil Of Dinosaur Skin Preserved Like Glass Reveals It Had Scales And Feathers
IFLScience· 1 day agoA new fossil of the partially feathered dinosaur Psittacosaurus has revealed that these animals had...
Spices have their own riveting, piquant history
The Economist· 3 hours agoOne observer compared clove plants to laurel shrubs, while nutmeg, he noticed, grew on something resembling the pear tree. Despite their common...
Chickens, ducks, seals and cows: a dangerous bird flu strain is everywhere but Australia, for now
The Conversation· 12 hours agoA dangerous strain of avian influenza (bird flu) is now wreaking havoc on every continent except Australia and the rest of Oceania. Penguins in Antarctica, pelicans in Peru ...
‘Parrot lizard’ dinosaur sheds light on how reptile scales became bird feathers
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA feathered dinosaur with a parrot-like beak is helping shed new light on how reptile scales became ...
Mystery of dinosaurs developing feathers partially solved
Newsweek· 1 day agoThe earliest feathered dinosaurs may have evolved their bird-like features while still retaining...
Genetic analyses of the bird flu virus unveil its evolution and potential
Science News· 6 days agoThe H5N1 outbreak in cattle is giving flashbacks to the COVID pandemic. But this time is different.
Evolution’s 180-Million-Year-Old Secret: Scientists Discover Potential Origin of the First...
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoA new study led by researchers from UCL and the University of Vigo suggests that the ability to...
Study reveals when the first warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed Earth
CNN.com· 7 days agoWere dinosaurs warm-blooded like birds and mammals or cold-blooded like reptiles? Challenging the...
Scales That Led To Hair And Feathers Evolved Before Reptiles, 300-Million-Year-Old Fossils Hint
IFLScience· 5 hours agoCorneous scales are a type of skin appendage most associated with reptiles, but they are thought to...