Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid impact triggered the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs. Yet, some early birds, ...

Digital reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous (~69 million years old) crown bird Vegavis iaai that was completed following ...

In 1992, a paleontologist unearthed the fossil of a prehistoric bird called "Vegavis iaai" in Antarctica and hypothesized that it was an early relative of today's ducks and geese. However, because the ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

Giraffes are among the world's most recognizable animals. With their elongated necks and long legs, their gracious movements ...

They achieve this by creating digital ‘endocasts’—3D models of the space inside a bird’s skull where the brain once resided. Published in Biology Letters, the study—led by the ‘Bones and Diversity Lab ...

By analyzing the structure of bird skulls using advanced digital technology, researchers at Flinders University in South Australia and the University of Lethbridge in Canada have developed a new way ...

Amid nature’s tranquil embrace, a baby elephant becomes the centerpiece of a delightful display. The open road is its playground, where it joyously chases after low-flying birds. Each step, each ...

This fossilized skull belonged to now-extinct Diatryma, a flightless bird that reached heights of 4.6 feet (1.40 meters).

An international team of researchers led by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum in Frankfurt report on the bird's ...

The nonprofit group wanted the elephants to be transferred to a “suitable elephant sanctuary," according to the suit. The group cited habeas corpus, a provision of the U.S. Constitution that ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...