New Scientist on MSN8d
Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern bird
A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...
CNN on MSN9d
Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
Phys.org8d
Hard bites and slow songs: How beak size affects the singing and evolution of songbirds
How fast does the beak move? To answer these questions, I'm recording high-speed X-ray videos of the feeding birds. Interestingly, I discovered some fascinating differences in beak movement ...
After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
Smithsonian Magazine8d
Paleontologists Discover Fossil of the Oldest Known Modern Bird—but It Raises More Questions Than It Answers
The specimen’s skull made it clear that the animal had a long toothless beak and an enlarged forebrain—just like the one that ...
foxbangor9d
Scientists discover skull of oldest known modern bird
The fossil, a nearly complete, 69-million-year-old skull, belongs to an extinct bird named Vegavis iaai and was collected ...