Modern bird brains reveal evolutionary history of flight, dating back to the dinosaurs

A dove in flight
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Scientists, including one from the University of Arizona, pinpointed birds' cerebellums as key to the evolution of flight by comparing images of today's birds' brains with dinosaur fossils.

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