What experts lacked, but hoped for, was a non-bird theropod with preserved feathers to cinch the connection. Sinosauropteryx fulfilled what paleontologists had been looking for—fossilized feathers ...
Among the most beautiful birds in the world are: Also called Shaw Mayer’s astrapia, the beauty of this bird rests not in its ridiculously long white tail feathers, but in the jewel-like blue-green of ...
That's because the American Ornithological Society has vowed to change the English names of all bird species named after people. And that plan is ruffling some feathers as NPR's Nell ...