With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucat n Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...

A recently analyzed near-complete fossil skull found in Antarctica has revealed Vegavis iaai to be the oldest known modern bird, according to a study published in Nature.

In the icy wilderness of Antarctica, where glaciers now dominate the landscape, scientists have unearthed a fossil that ...

Old Remains of an Extinct Bird Species Resurrected, Identified to Be Herbivores by Experts An international team of researchers led by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the ...

How do they remove the husk of a seed without crushing the nutritious inner kernel? Which beak movements are involved in such a sophisticated task? How fast does the beak move? To answer these ...

A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

A powerful fish-hunter with a wingspan rivalling small aircraft, this majestic raptor patrols coastlines and lakes across the Northern Hemisphere. The White-tailed Eagle is a massive raptor with a ...

Females are smaller and less colourful, with mottled brown plumage and shorter tails. Both sexes have bare red facial skin, grey legs, and a greenish-grey hooked beak. Males also have short spurs on ...

The examination also revealed several dysmorphic features, including mild ptosis, a high-arched palate, dolichocephaly, large low-set ears, two dimples under his lower lip, a very narrow beak-shaped ...