Skull fossil discovery reveals oldest known modern bird
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
First bird to roam Earth after dinosaurs were killed by asteroid revealed and it’s a relative of much-loved species
THE long-lost forefather of the beloved duck and goose has been discovered, after outliving the hardy dinosaurs. The ...
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The dodo bird is extinct. This scientist says she can bring it back.
The bird that hatches from that egg will be a regular pigeon ... And couldn’t the money be better spent on saving endangered ...
Bald Eagles Are Thriving Again After Near Extinction
While bald eagles are no longer endangered, conservationists remain vigilant. Ongoing monitoring, habitat preservation, and ...
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12 Animal Species On The Brink Of Extinction
Between climate change and the effects of humanity on the environment, many species have been harmed. Here are a few of them ...
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Rediscovered 45-million-year-old skull turns out to be a large, extinct bird species
A forgotten fossil in a German museum turned out to be a rare Diatryma skull. Scientists corrected a decades-old ...
There are Less Than 1,000 of These Birds Left in the Wild
The Madagascar heron, also known as Humblot’s heron, is a species of heron endemic to the north and west coasts of Madagascar ...
Bird Brains Exposed: The Digital Revolution in Avian Intelligence Research
Researchers have developed a method to study bird brains by creating digital endocasts from empty cranial spaces in bird ...