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.

Vegavis, an ancient bird from Antarctica, identified as the oldest modern bird ancestor with specialized fish-hunting adaptations.

By Alimat Aliyeva Scientists have revealed that a 69-million-year-old animal skull discovered in Antarctica belongs to ...

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A recently analyzed near-complete fossil skull found in Antarctica has revealed Vegavis iaai to be the oldest known modern bird, according to a study published in Nature.

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When we think of large birds, we might picture swans, ostriches, or eagles. But which bird is the biggest? Well, it depends ...

Research scientists in remote locations need to get creative in order to follow their favorite teams, even when they don’t ...

Now that I was finally here among glaciers as big as warehouses, colonies of penguins and curious whales, I could see why so ...

Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas ...

A Modern Dancer shows a penguin creatively tobogganing on the ice in Antarctica ... competition's Birds In Flight category An exhibition showcasing impactful and stunning images of birds taken ...