The Chicago Archaeopteryx features more soft tissue and delicate skeletal details than any known fossil of its kind, and ...

A team of researchers from China and the United States has shed new light on the ancient evolutionary transition from ...

A Chicago fossil of Archaeopteryx uncovers unknown features, supporting theories of bird evolution from dinosaurs and highlighting its unique flight adaptations.

BEIJING -- A new study led by researchers from China and the United States has unveiled a well-preserved specimen of ...

A new analysis of a pigeon-sized Archaeopteryx fossil in the collection of the Field Museum in Chicago is revealing an array ...

CT scans, UV light, and careful prep work uncovered feathers that may have given the ancient dinosaur liftoff.

Most modern birds solved this issue by evolving shorter appendages to accompany their tertial feathers. But even though ...

Archaeopteryx is the fossil that clearly demonstrated Darwin's views. It's the oldest known fossil bird, and it helps show that all birds -- including the ones alive today -- emerged from dinosaurs.

Most people know only two things when it comes to the dodo: they were stupid, and now they are extinct. But this simplistic view leaves out the full picture. In this video, we're exploring the many ...