Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

New study finds ostriches and other large flightless birds had long-distance flying ancestors

A 56 million-year-old fossil bone helps explain how this (mostly) flightless family of birds spread to so many different ...
Yahoo

Dinosaur from newfound species died in a pose that sheds light on evolution of bird behavior

Death in the wild is often brutal and violent. But for one small, birdlike dinosaur in the late Cretaceous Period, the end of its life was relatively peaceful — it curled up to take a nap and never ...
NBC Washington

Rare 12-million-year-old bird skeleton found nearly intact along Chesapeake Bay

Scientists are celebrating the discovery of a nearly intact 12-million-year-old bird skeleton on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. The bones belonged to a gannet. Modern-day gannets are large seabirds ...
The Cheat Sheet

‘Moon Knight’ Episode 5: Is the Bird Skeleton From Marc’s Childhood Memory an Easter Egg?

Moon Knight Episode 5 left fans with more questions than answers. And with the Moon Knight finale only one week away, there are many storylines to wrap up. One moment from the episode stands out even ...

The ancestors of ostriches and emus were long-distance fliers – here’s how we worked this out

A 56 million-year-old fossil bone helps explain how this (mostly) flightless family of birds spread to so many different ...
JSTOR Daily

Biogenesis of the Avian Erythroid Membrane Skeleton: Receptor-Mediated Assembly and Stabilization of Ankyrin (Goblin) and Spectrin

Ankyrin is an extrinsic membrane protein in human erythrocytes that links the αβ-spectrin-based extrinsic membrane skeleton to the membrane by binding simultaneously to the β-spectrin subunit and to ...
CNN

Dinosaur from newfound species died in a pose that sheds light on evolution of bird behavior

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