The age of the dinosaurs may conjure images of large, fearsome reptiles in the minds of many – but those were far from the ...

Scientists say a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica now represents the earliest known modern bird, shedding new light on the evolution of early avian species. The skull of Vegavis iaai, a ...

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

A newly unearthed 69-million-year-old fossil is shaking up long-standing debates among paleontologists about when modern ...

Omaha’s Durham Museum is inviting visitors to take a trip back to 200 million years ago when Antarctica was home to crocodile ...

NASA has warned the chance has doubled that the asteroid hurtling towards Earth will make contact. The United States space ...

Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago ...

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

Come and see the Antarctic Dinosaurs exhibit it opens Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Durham Museum, but they migrate away in May.

For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai— an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...

A 68-million-year-old Antarctic fossil revealed the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis iaai, a duck-sized diver with traits linking it to today’s waterfowl.

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.