Our bird skeleton collection, also called the avian osteology collection, is the largest of its kind in the UK. It contains around 16,600 specimens, including complete and partial skeletons and skulls ...

Scientists suggest that bigger brains in bird ancestors led to more flexible skulls, playing a key role in their evolution.

"Chief among them: where is Vegavis perched in the bird tree of life ... to snap up fish. The skull features are consistent ...

For years it has cast a shadow over a section of Goodison Park. The silhouette of what had the appearance of the skeleton of a bird was a familiar sight to regulars in the Upper Bullens.

An 80-million-year-old fossil bird has been discovered with a skull so exquisitely preserved ... because of the rarity of a full bird skeleton, particularly one of that age. But Daniel Field ...

Animation of a theropod dinosaur skull, showing muscle forces. Credit: Alec Wilken, Casey Holiday Modern birds, as well as other animals like snakes and fishes, have skulls with jaws and palates ...

D modeling reveals that as bird brains grew larger, it led to changes in jaw muscles and joint mechanics—enabling the ...

Modern birds, along with certain snakes and fishes, have skulls whose jaws and palates are not firmly fixed in place.

A recent study found a nearly complete skull in Antarctica that may belong ... It could be the oldest known modern bird. Its brain structure and long beak resemble those of today’s waterfowl ...