Biologists previously believed modern birds had evolved 20 million years later than the new evidence suggests.

"A key priority will be to eradicate bird flu from dairy cows." Researchers identify disturbing changes in bird flu as the ...

More than a dozen major commercial poultry production facilities all across Indiana have been hit with Bird Flu since the ...

Once abundant throughout southeastern Australia, the critically endangered plains-wanderer is now on the brink of extinction ...

In the frozen world of Antarctica, one tiny insect has mastered the art of survival. The Antarctic midge, the only insect ...

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers exposed to bird flu died after being infected with the virus last year.

Large birds—our closest relations to dinosaurs—are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain access to food. This is the first time scientists have been able to show that ...

Previously, researchers thought that microRNA was a kind of useless residue in cells and blood. But these tiny threads are far more important than some imagined. Also for those who study wildlife.

Research published today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology has unveiled a landmark discovery—fossils of the world's ...

Nick Paumgarten on saving a species. Plus: the fracturing of conservative Christians; a film-critic legend on the Hollywood ...