In recent scientific breakthroughs, fossils of a waterfowl dating back to the dinosaur era were discovered in Antarctica, revealing this bird as the oldest 'modern' bird ancestor. Research also has ...

A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...

Did you know that the ice in Greenland and Antarctica is melting faster than ever? 🌍 This rapid change has serious ...

Antarctica may have been a refuge for early waterfowl ancestors, shielding them from the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous ...

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.

Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end ...

The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...

"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink ...