http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- An international group of researchers from the University of Leicester (UK), and the Geological Institute, Beijing (China) have identified a new type of flying reptile - providing the first clear evidence of an unusual and controversial type of evolution. http://www.physorg.com/news174679429.html Other Sciences Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:04:34 EST news174679429 (PhysOrg.com) -- The raptor-like Archaeopteryx has long been viewed as the archetypal first bird, but new research reveals that it was actually a lot less `bird-like` than scientists had believed. http://www.physorg.com/news174241395.html Other Sciences Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:00:02 EST news174241395 (PhysOrg.com) -- Chinese scientists today reveal the discovery of five remarkable new feathered dinosaur fossils which are significantly older than any previously reported. The new finds are indisputably older than Archaeopteryx, the oldest known bird, at last providing hard evidence that birds evolved from dinosaurs. http://www.physorg.com/news173079035.html Other Sciences Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:31:08 EST news173079035 (PhysOrg.com) -- A Manchester scientist has put forward a controversial new way of tackling a typically Darwinian chicken and egg question - the evolution of flapping flight in birds. http://www.physorg.com/news158255381.html Biology Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:50:14 EST news158255381 The earliest known bird, the magpie-sized Archaeopteryx, had a similar hearing range to the modern emu, which suggests that the 145 million-year-old creature - despite its reptilian teeth and long tail - was more birdlike than reptilian, according to new research published today. http://www.physorg.com/news151139884.html Other Sciences Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:18:04 EST news151139884