It’s already baffling how many incredible and strange creatures can be found on planet Earth, with there being well over 8 ...

Paleontologists have made an "amazing" fossil discovery in Australia that has shed new light on a giant and enigmatic prehistoric goose-like bird ... species that went extinct around 45,000 ...

Paleontologists have uncovered an exceptionally complete skull of a massive bird that lived 45 million years ago. This ...

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

Inside, between rows of incubators and microscopes, Beth Shapiro and her team are attempting a feat straight out of science fiction: reviving the dodo, a bird that’s been extinct for more than ...

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

While this number may still seem modest, it represents an incredible recovery for a bird once presumed extinct. The takahe is currently listed as “Endangered” on the IUCN Red List, reflecting ...

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

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.

The extinct dodo bird was said to be unintelligent and clumsy. Contrary to popular belief, the creature’s disappearance had little to do with brain function or muscle power and a lot to do with human ...

Professor Iwaniuk adds that the study provides support for existing research by other scientists—including for critically endangered modern birds or perhaps even species gone extinct.