Study finds turtles are closely related to birds and crocodiles

Steve Brusatte book dives into everything you always wanted to know about birds

Fifty years ago, it would have seemed strange for a paleontologist to write a book about birds, but today we know why the pairing makes sense. Birds are dinosaurs: it’s as literally true as saying humans are mammals. The brontosaurus and the triceratops might have been wiped off the face of the planet 66 million []

This four-winged dinosaur may have terrorized Earth's earliest birds

A newly discovered feathered dinosaur called Jian changmaensis may be the missing predator responsible for mysterious piles of crushed prehistoric bird bones in China. The four-winged glider, a close cousin of Velociraptor, helps reveal how early birds and their dinosaur relatives shared the same ancient landscape.

‘Be Careful': Slow But Grumpy Snapping Turtles Are Showing Up in Garden City

‘Be Careful': Slow But Grumpy Snapping Turtles Are Showing Up in Garden City

Escapee Tortoises Flood Guernsey Shelter as Heatwave Drives Animals to Wander Further from Natural Habitats, Experts Say

Officials warned more reptiles could be found as hot weather makes tortoises more active and harder to contain

Tiny new marsupial species, not seen in two decades, confirmed from museum specimens

Researchers have confirmed a new-to-science species of marsupial in Australia’s Northern Territory. The tiny mouse-like carnivore has been named the Arnhem Plateau planigale (Planigale petrophila) after the area where it’s thought to live in; its scientific name translates to rock lover. Planigales are the world’s smallest marsupials, some weighing just a couple of grams. Only []