Usually we find vertebrae or other bones, very rarely the braincase and this one is complete. I was present on the dig site when it was uncovered and it was a very special moment. “Currently we know ...

The discovery was made possible by comparing historical microscopic sections of the brain with digital imprints of the bird's inside braincase, in the largest such study of its kind covering 136 ...

“Bird brain” is often hurled at someone as an insult, but scientists have discovered that the brains of birds are so large that they are “practically a braincase with a beak”. By looking ...

The discovery was made possible by comparing historical microscopic sections of the brain with digital imprints of the bird’s inside braincase, in the largest such study of its kind covering 136 ...

Today we still recognise each species by its own special features. The physical traits of Homo sapiens include a high and rounded (‘globular’) braincase, and a relatively narrow pelvis. Measurement of ...

The sinuses of the ancient relatives of modern-day crocodiles prevented them from becoming deep divers like dolphins and whales, according […] ...