There are over 10,000 species of birds in the world. Some, like the bumblebee hummingbird, are very small. Others, like the ...

This genus is known to be one of the largest flying animals ever discovered. Its discovery in the 1970s challenged our understanding of flight in prehistoric times. This article explores the ...

Scientists have celebrated a surprising discovery about pterosaurs - the largest flying animals to have ever lived. The ancient reptiles were once tiny tree-climbers but, over time, evolved to ...

Of more than 120 named species, the smallest pterosaur measured no bigger than a sparrow; the largest reached a ... Cuvier deduced that the animal was a flying reptile, whose fourth finger ...