Learn more about Vegavis iaai, an ancient ancestor of modern-day ducks, and one of the earliest modern birds ever discovered.

When the first Archaeopteryx fossil was unearthed in Germany in 1861, it was unlike anything known to science. At that time, bird-like creatures weren’t known to have existed so far back, so it was ...

One of the greatest of these fossil finds lies in the heart of London, in the treasure room of the Natural History Museum. FIELD (voiceover): This is Archaeopteryx, one of the most amazing fossils ...

The fossil offers insights into the early stages of bird evolution. This young, bantam-sized, bird-like dinosaur became mired in a swamp in what is now southeastern China, 150 million years ago. Its ...

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

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

In the latest Sustainability Landscape report, we highlight a couple of types of sustainable funds that specifically contribute to climate action: fossil-fuel-free and low carbon. Here ...

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

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 ...