Discoverer of more dinosaur species than any other living scientist, Xu Xing says some dinosaurs have birdlike traits, including feathers. Stefen Chow In a pine forest in rural northeastern China ...

So many extinction-level events happened in ancient times, it is a wonder anything survived. These the ones that killed the ...

It’s a common misconception that mammals are direct descendants of dinosaurs. In reality ... platypus and echidna still lay eggs, offering a living glimpse into our distant past.

The story of the disappearance of dinosaurs is a famous one. Less familiar is the tale of the dinosaurs that were left behind. What is it about birds that allowed them to survive when all other ...

This is likely because birds are the only living descendants of dinosaurs around today, while other species on this list ...

Dinosaurs finally met their end, but only partially. Many of their descendants—modern birds—are currently threatened by extinction, with hundreds of species at risk due to human activity.