Cats are hunters that have helped humans throughout history. However, this skill also takes a tragic turn with the case of ...

A team of researchers from China and the United States has shed new light on the ancient evolutionary transition from ...

"De-extinction" takes center stage as environmentalists express dismay over erosion of the Endangered Species Act ...

Key to the first bird’s flight was likely a set of never-before-seen feathers, called tertials, found on the upper arm of the ...

Most modern birds solved this issue by evolving shorter appendages to accompany their tertial feathers. But even though ...

New insights into the flying capabilities of a nonbird dinosaur were drawn from an unusually well-preserved specimen known as ...

New research into the fossil record of Macaronesia has uncovered a formerly rich diversity of gadfly petrel species (genus ...

At a ceremony at the Smithsonian Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland, Hawaiians honor Chief Keaoua Kekuaokalani. He ...

The humerus, pulled from a well-preserved ancient layer of sediment, belonged to a new extinct species of duck named Amazonetta cubensis, or the Cuban teal, according to a May 9 study published in the ...

Madagascar is home to some of the world’s most unique flora and fauna. And, up until about a thousand years ago, it was home ...

Why it's awesome: The hoatzin is often regarded as one of the world's strangest birds. Hatchlings are born with clawed wings — a rare, prehistoric trait — and adults give off a strong, unpleasant ...

We’re all used to seeing birds like pigeons on city roads, parrots that talk, or eagles flying high in the sky. But the bird ...