Hard bites and slow songs: How beak size affects the singing and evolution of songbirds
Researchers have discovered that massive beaks and strong bites hinder the velocity of beak movement in songbirds. The ...
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Earth’s first waterfowl may have lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago
A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.
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 ...
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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 ...
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Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discovered
A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end ...
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Farmers team up with National Trust to create wood pasture for songbirds
Hundreds of acres of wood pasture habitat are being created in a scheme to boost native songbirds and other wildlife ...
Rare, almost mythical Australian tree kangaroos can finally be studied, thanks to new tech
Thermal drones are helping researchers find Bennett’s tree kangaroos in the rainforest canopy, revealing new insights to ...
What can save the desert's most tenacious birds? Tiny underground apartments.
In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting ...
Eagles to play in first NFL game in Australia? Not if it’s up to Jeffrey Lurie.
Are the Birds headed down under? The Herald Sun newspaper in Australia reports Melbourne will host an NFL regular-season game in October 2026 featuring the Los Angeles Rams, and the Eagles will be ...