Palaeognaths include emus and ostriches, and can reach 9 feet tall and weigh upwards of 300 pounds. They are more known for ...

Large birds—our closest relations to dinosaurs—are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain access to food. This is the first time scientists have been able to show that ...

An endangered crow, found only in Hawaii, is flying free again. The alala has survived only in captivity after almost going ...

Does a duck always look like a duck and quack like a duck? Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, ...

A Utah bill that would stop Beehive State clocks from springing forward or falling back has come to a grinding halt on ...

Major Taiwanese computer maker Acer has raised the prices for its laptops made in China and sold in the United States after U ...

Every seven seconds we hear it — the long, drawn out “hooooooo” of one of the world’s rarest birds. The Grenada Dove may be shy, elusive and critically endangered, but it’s cooing its heart out on ...

Purple is one of the rarest plumage colours in birds and a handful of our feathered friends have these beautiful hues.

Rare birds such as the Pied-billed Grebe and the Pied Wheater have been spotted by birdwatchers over the last 10 years in Worcestershire ...