A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today, according to new ...

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 new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end ...

A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of Australia's ...

Earth’s history is marked by periods of immense destruction, where vast numbers of species vanished in a short time. These ...

Biodiversity is declining across the planet, but what about in Wisconsin, how do we measure it, and how can we stop it?

The fossil was found at a cliff in Denmark. Fossilized vomit is called regurgitalite, and it's a type of trace fossil, which ...

The new head of Britain’s competition watchdog has said that businesses should adopt more green policies to avert a “sixth ...

Environmental groups concerned about loss of protections for vanishing animals see one of President Donald Trump’s early ...

Using the Body Mass Index (BMI) to diagnose obesity should go the way of blood-letting, an international panel of 58 scientists argued in the British medical journal The Lancet. Doctors should instead ...