The updated family tree, reported in Nature, revealed patterns in the evolutionary history of birds following the cataclysmic mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

By analyzing the genomes of more than 360 bird species, our study has identified the fundamental relationships among the major groups of living birds. The new family tree overturns some previous ...

A beautifully preserved fossil bird from 52 million years ago is shaking up the family tree of the exotic birds. The fossil's weird features suggests it is the earliest known living relative not ...

A new family tree of the meat-eating dinosaurs shows where birds perch among their closest dinosaur relatives. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

Scientists have sequenced and recorded the genomes - the genetic make-up or "code of life" - of species from almost every branch of the bird family tree. The 363 species' genomes, including 267 ...