It's not what they intended to do or expected to find. They're not even all that interested in birds. When Andre Naranjo and his colleagues began work on a new study published in the Botanical Journal ...

Just as smaller theropods survived the extinction event that killed the dinosaurs, smaller birds seem to have an advantage in ...

Scientists have released the DinoTracker app to help paleontologists and amateur enthusiasts identify fossilized dinosaur ...

Fossils unearthed from the cavern provide a "missing volume" in New Zealand’s natural history, say researchers.

Wind power helps fight climate change. But as turbines spread across land and sea, birds face growing risks. This episode ...

A bald eagle that was discovered with a gunshot wound in a Kentucky state park will need to be humanely euthanized due to the ...

Humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously 'samey'. Some scientists have a word for this reshuffling of life: the ...

For a long time, New Zealand’s ancient past felt incomplete. Bits and pieces here and there. A few fossils. Large gaps. Now, ...

Overfishing and ecosystem disruption are leaving African penguins without enough food to survive. Their suffering signals a broader collapse in the ocean food web, but new policies and conservation ...

Up to 50 percent of species—which included 12 bird species and 4 frog species—on Aotearoa’s North Island went extinct before ...

“For decades,” explained Worthy, “the extinction of New Zealand’s birds was viewed primarily through the lens of human ...

Across all seven continents, iconic birds once dominated their habitats before vanishing in ways that still raise hard ...