Antarctica may have been a refuge for early waterfowl ancestors, shielding them from the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
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.
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 Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico ...
A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end ...
A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...
Upland birds have shown the largest declines at around 20 per cent. Long-term changes in upland bird populations have been ...
THE long-lost forefather of the beloved duck and goose has been discovered, after outliving the hardy dinosaurs. The ...
Donald Trump's son, Trump Jr., has been accused of hunting an endangered species of duck during his time in the Venice lagoon, triggering an uproar in Italy.
We can’t make any promises, but there are quite a few destinations along the Front Range where bald eagle sightings are ...
Doug Burgum’s order would hobble clean energy development, hinder protections for migratory birds and endangered species and ...