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Published Dinosaur faces and feet may have popped with color - Dinosaur Faces and Feet May Have Popped with Color
(via sciencedaily.com) A study finds that there is a 50 percent chance that the common ancestor of birds and dinosaurs had...
Published The ancestor of all modern birds probably had iridescent feathers
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Birds tend to be more colorful in the tropics, and scientists wanted to find out how they got there: ...
Published Fossil pigments shed new light on vertebrate evolution - Fossil Pigments: A New Tool for Understanding Vertebrate Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) This new paper shows that melanin is more than just something that gives colour to the body. It play...
Published These female hummingbirds evolved to look like males -- apparently to evade aggression - These Female Hummingbirds Evolved to Look Like Males -- Apparently to Evade Aggression
(via sciencedaily.com) 1 in 5 adult female white-necked jacobin hummingbirds look like males. New research shows that this...
Published Early modern human from Southeast Asia adapted to a rainforest environment - Early Modern Human from Southeast Asia Adapted to a Rainforest Environment
(via sciencedaily.com) Although there has been evidence of our species living in rainforest regions in Southeast Asia from...
Published More than one way to build a black bird - More Than One Way to Build a Black Bird: A Look at the Evolution of Melanism
(via sciencedaily.com) For a species of flycatcher in the remote Solomon Islands, scientists have so far found at least two...
Published Ancient blanket made with 11,500 turkey feathers - Ancient Blanket Made with 11,500 Turkey Feathers
(via sciencedaily.com) New research sheds light on the production of an 800-year-old turkey feather blanket and explores th...
Published Henderson island fossils reveal new Polynesian sandpiper species - Henderson Island Fossils Reveal New Polynesian Sandpiper Species
(via sciencedaily.com) Fossil bones collected in the early 1990s on Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn Group, have reve...
Published Humans disrupting 66-million-year-old feature of ecosystems - Humans Disrupting 66-Million-Year-Old Feature of Ecosystems
(via sciencedaily.com) Human-related extinctions of the largest herbivores and carnivores are disrupting what appears to be...
Published Extinct Caribbean bird's closest relatives hail from Africa, South Pacific - Extinct Caribbean Bird's Closest Relatives Hail from Africa, South Pacific
(via sciencedaily.com) In a genetic surprise, ancient DNA shows the closest family members of an extinct bird known as the...
Published Mummified parrots point to trade in the ancient Atacama desert - Mummified Parrots Reveal Ancient Trade in the Atacama Desert
(via sciencedaily.com) Ancient Egyptians mummified cats, dogs, ibises and other animals, but closer to home in the South Am...
Published Rapidly diversifying birds in Southeast Asia offer new insights into evolution - Rapidly Diversifying Birds in Southeast Asia Offer New Insights into Evolution
(via sciencedaily.com) New findings from zoologists working with birds in Southeast Asia are shining fresh light on the con...
Published Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery - Pterosaur Discovery Solves Ancient Feather Mystery
(via sciencedaily.com) Palaeontologists have discovered remarkable new evidence that pterosaurs, the flying relatives of di...