Now that a "de-extinction" company says it has revived the dire wolf species that was extinct for over 10,000 years, could ...

Still, birds have diverged in crucial ways from their reptilian predecessors. One vital turning point was their development of larger brains, which spurred changes in skull size and shape. Unlike many ...

Yet birds differ from their reptile ancestors in many important ways. A turning point in their evolution was the development of larger brains, which in turn led to changes in the size and shape of ...

New research shows how physical changes in the skull affected the mechanics of the way birds move and use their beaks to eat and explore their habitats -- adaptations that helped them evolve into ...

The benefits of ‘wiggly’ skulls Modern birds, as well as other animals like snakes and fishes, have skulls with jaws and palates that aren’t rigid and fixed in place like those in mammals ...

That's according to researchers in a study that say as their brains grew, birds' skulls became more flexible, unlocking new ways to eat, move and survive. Researchers think that this shift in skull ...