California taxpayers will be watching to see if HSR’s special interest supporters try to repurpose other state funds to keep the high-speed rail project on life support.

An artistic depiction of the Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird, Vegavis iaai, pursuit diving for fish in the shallow ocean ...

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

Avian influenza (AI) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry and wild water birds, posing significant global challenges due to its high mortality rates and economic impacts. Highly ...

This finding has shed new light on the evolutionary past of birds and revealed critical information about their survival and ...

Multi-state study reveals chemical contaminants in waterfowl. Study's co-author and a hunter explain what you need to know ...

All across campus, tiny, colorful ducks can be seen hiding on the trim in the library, among the plants at the Student Union and occasionally hidden in the dorms. This leaves many students wondering ...

Restoration drawing of a Lambeosaurini dinosaur based on its fossils discovered in Sihui, Guangdong province. HAN ZHIXIN/FOR ...

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.

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 ...

A 69 million-year-old skull fossil discovered in Antarctica is an ancient relative of geese and ducks, making it the oldest known modern bird.

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