Thanks to Jurassic Park, velociraptors are the best-known of the bird dinosaurs, known as dromaeosaurs. However, a new member ...

A fossil found in what’s now northwestern China belonged to a microraptor, a gliding dinosaur that hunted ancient birds.

Scientists have discovered a new four-winged dinosaur species, Jian changmaensis, in northwestern China, which may reveal the ...

Rather than flying like a modern bird, Jian likely traveled by gliding, more like a flying squirrel.

A newly-described dinosaur, Jian changmaensis, may have glided through northwestern China about 120 million years ago, ...

A newly discovered feathered dinosaur fossil in China, named Jianchangmaensis, reveals a previously unknown species of Microraptor. This bird-like dinosaur, about the size of a barn owl, likely glided ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Modern birds evolved from dinosaurs, but it’s not clear how well birds’ ancient dino ancestors could fly (SN: 10/28/16). Now, a look at the fossilized feet of one nonavian dinosaur suggests that it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microraptor Jian changmaensis (left) attacks an ancient bird called Gansus yumenensis. - Lewis LaRosa/Jão Canola A 120 ...