An artistic depiction of the Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird, Vegavis iaai, pursuit diving for fish in the shallow ocean ...

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment.

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

Zoologist Andrew Rapp spent four hours hunched over looking through brush and scouring the short grass on the side of the ...

The "unique" way Antarctica’s only native insect survives the extreme cold could help humans travel deep into space, according to a new study. The tiny flightless Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) ...

Penguins are typically flightless but in this award-winning clip, hundreds of them defied their own limitation by taking a ...

When we think of large birds, we might picture swans, ostriches, or eagles. But which bird is the biggest? Well, it depends ...

Pasitney says her ostriches pose little risk to the wider population, as they are flightless birds who are not being used for meat. (Submitted by Katie Pasitney) The agency also said it has ...

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

Scientists have identified traits linked to the extinction of 216 bird species since 1500. The study published in Avian Research analysed traits correlated with extinction timing. Species most likely ...

including sea lions and critically endangered birds. It's also notable for its towering megaherbs like (Anisotome latifolia) which is pictured above. And that unlike Antarctica, it's seldom ...