New Feathered Dinosaur Suggests Flight Evolved More Than Once among Birds’ Closest Relatives
Norellraptor barsboldi, a new species of small microraptorine dinosaur from the 120-million-year-old rock beds of China’s Liaoning province,…
Trogons Once Had Ordinary Feet, 55-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shows
Trogons — a group of colorful, medium-sized birds that live in tropical and subtropical forests around the world…
Pelican knocks on NOAA office door for help in Florida
A pelican in Florida was in need of help, so it knocked on NOAA’s door PANAMA CITY, Fla.…
Exceptionally Preserved Bird Feathers Found in 66-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Coprolite
Paleontologists in Montana have discovered remarkably preserved feathers of an ancient aquatic bird inside a fossilized dinosaur dropping,…
New Owl Species Discovered in Peru
A horned owl living in a narrow strip of high-Andean grassland in northern Peru is a species new…
Icebreaker to Extract Macquarie Island Researchers Due to Bird Flu Fear
The Australian Antarctic Division (ADD) is preparing to dispatch its research vessel Nuyina to evacuate all the personnel…
Iowa to get $135 million in Meta teen mental health settlement
Meta settles $17B lawsuit with Iowa and 46 other states over teen mental health claims DES MOINES, Iowa…
Ornithologists Discover New Bird Species in Brazil
A previously unrecognized species of the antthrush genus Chamaeza has been discovered in the isolated highland rainforests of…
New Jurassic Fossil Reveals How Birds Lost Their Dinosaur Tails
Paleontologists in China have described a small, previously unknown Jurassic bird whose short tail offers new evidence for…
H5N1 bird flu confirmed in New South Wales, home to Sydney
SYDNEY (Reuters) — New South Wales became Australia’s third state to confirm a case of H5N1 bird flu…
President Herzog’s helicopter makes emergency landing
The Air Force helicopter carrying President IsaacHerzog was forced to make an emergency landing at Palmachim Air Base…
New Feathered Dinosaur from China Had Peacock-Like Tail
A new genus and species of four-winged pennaraptoran dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of northern China is adding…