Rather than flying like a modern bird, Jian likely traveled by gliding, more like a flying squirrel.

Scientists have discovered a new four-winged dinosaur species, Jian changmaensis, in northwestern China, which may reveal the ...

An artist's impression of the new microraptor, Jian changmaensis, attacking an early bird. (Lewis LaRosa/Jão Canola) For ...

A newly discovered feathered dinosaur called Jian changmaensis may be the missing predator responsible for mysterious piles ...

Scientists say they have observed one of the highest-altitude acts of bird predation ever recorded. By Jason Bittel In January 2023, scientists attached tracking devices to eight grey plovers on the ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Ground-nesting birds occupy some of the most vulnerable ecological niches, relying on open or semi-open habitats for breeding. Their eggs and chicks are exposed to a diverse community of predators, ...

A 25,000-year-old fossilized “drumstick” is writing a new chapter for these flightless birds that terrorized the ...

Predation is a key driver of small rodent population dynamics, yet experimental evidence on the role of avian predators in temperate ecosystems remains limited. We conducted a year-round, spatially ...

Our skies are filled with awesome predatory birds, from the enormous harpy eagle to the silent owls, but one raptor is faster ...

Migrator ypredators may link the evolution of distant species, carrying learned fear toward prey that never actually meet.