New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...

For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai— an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...

As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.

New research has identified the extent to which human colonisation and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...

Discover the remarkable bird fossil from Antarctica that is rewriting the story of bird evolution. Learn how this 69-million-year-old bird challenges previous theories.

"Few birds are as likely to start as many arguments among paleontologists as 'vegavis,'" said professor Christopher Torres.

In The Place for History, a bird once found in Missouri is now officially extinct and a German immigrant who lived in the ...

Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucat n Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...

The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...

Study Reveals Ancient Flightless Birds Helped Spreading Colorful Native Fungi, Highlights Ecological Balance It is a finding ...