A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...
The fossilized skull of a bird called Vegavis, which lived in the Antarctic some 68.7 million years ago, confirms it was an early member of the waterfowl group. However, the skull also suggests ...
where hunters vied for the coveted title by mimicking the sound of a bellowing red deer. A tradition that dates back hundreds of years, stag calling was originally used to lure out stags during ...
Last spring a tree branch broke off and fell on a kindergartner, injuring him while he was attending school. Now the child’s family is suing the school district, claiming negligence and seeking ...
The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the Mesozoic Era. The Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird, Vegavis iaai, is diving ...
A female karaoke singer hit more than a bad note — bashing a man over the head with a metal pitcher ... after a 24-year-old man was bashed in the skull around 4 a.m. Jan. 20 at a Flushing ...
The Philippine warty pig, Oliver’s warty pig, and bearded pig are classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as vulnerable, the Palawan bearded pig as near threatened, and ...