The frilled dragon exhibits a distinctive large erectile ruff. Researchers report that an ancestral embryonic gill of the dragon embryo turns into a neck pocket that expands and folds, forming the ...

Your “frill” is not my “frill. “ My frill, in fact, is an essential component of the work I do, which is an equally essential aspect of our institution’s mission. Maybe you say the same about yours.

Scientists are discovering why our frillneck lizard has one of the animal world’s most dramatic displays. It’s mostly bluff and bluster, but a frillneck lizard’s display when it’s disturbed can still ...

Many dinosaurs had distinctive bony frills around their necks – the best-known being the Triceratops. It’s not a feature found in living animals today, and paleontologists have long debated what the ...

Ceratopsids were flashy dinosaurs. These herbivorous heavyweights were adorned with horns, spikes, hooklets, and bosses that came in a stunning variety of shapes and arrangements, making them look ...

For a long time, frills have been a detail added to make things look fancy. Fancy is not, you may have noticed, a term of high praise in this column, or any fashion column in the last half-century.

The frilled dragon exhibits a distinctive large erectile ruff. This lizard usually keeps the frill folded back against its body, but can spread it as a spectacular display to scare off predators.

Many dinosaurs had distinctive bony frills around their necks – the best-known being the Triceratops. It’s not a feature found in living animals today, and paleontologists have long debated what the ...