Evolution

Fossil poop reveals that some Jurassic pterosaurs were filter feeders

Bones found in Morocco underscore that many more dinosaurs await discovery.

Microbes in flowers are crucial to bee diets, and microbiome changes could be starving the insects

A fossil uncovered in the 1970s turns out to be a previously unknown species

Researchers slowed the approach of greedy gulls by an average of 21 seconds by staring at the birds versus looking elsewhere. Christopher Intagliata reports.

A new hadrosaur from Texas has a striking, shovel-shaped mouth

A gaping hole in the Juan de Fuca plate could explain why central Oregon has volcanoes

By killing off many of New Zealand’s endemic birds, humans destroyed 50 million years’ worth of evolutionary history. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

Everyday Einstein looks at two new studies that blame volcanoes and asteroids

Mating is risky business for black widow males—so they hitchhike on the silk threads left by competitors to more quickly find a mate. Christopher Intagliata reports.

A never before seen collection of structures in the birds’ retinas may help them track speedy prey

Conventional wisdom holds that the ability to assess a rival's fighting ability is universal in the animal kingdom. Recent research has shown otherwise