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 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 ...

Are humans the only species to drive another to extinction? Tom Ruppel | Dixon, California ...

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

A 68-million-year-old Antarctic fossil revealed the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis iaai, a duck-sized diver with traits linking it to today’s waterfowl.

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

Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking, quixotic efforts.

Nearly two dozen new species were added to the Massachusetts Endangered Species List by wildlife officials in 2024. "Most of ...

While bald eagles are no longer endangered, conservationists remain vigilant. Ongoing monitoring, habitat preservation, and ...

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.

A new study in Nature describing a fossil of a nearly complete and intact bird skull from Antarctica is shedding light on the ...