A woodpecker may not make a good football mascot, but Mississippi State University researchers think this bird’s shock-absorbing beak may help them design a better football helmet. Lakiesha Williams, ...
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The past hundred million years or so have not been kind to the dinosaurs. Once formidable “terrible lizards,” their closest modern descendant is the distinctly unimpressive chicken. Now scientists say ...
An artist's rendition of anchiornis, a non-avian dinosaur (top), and a modern tinamou, with key bones highlighted in each face. Scientists say they have reversed a bit of bird evolution in the lab and ...
The past hundred million years or so have not been kind to the dinosaurs. Once formidable “terrible lizards,” their closest modern descendant is the distinctly unimpressive chicken. Now scientists say ...
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