In a nutshell A newly discovered 69-million-year-old bird skull from Antarctica proves that modern birds were already diverse ...

"Few birds are as likely to start as many arguments among paleontologists as 'vegavis,'" said professor Christopher Torres.

A 69-million-year-old Antarctic fossil proves some birds thrived before the dinosaurs’ extinction, reshaping avian evolution ...

However, scientists have been baffled to discover that the inner core is actually changing shape. By looking at the ...

Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.

One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at ...

Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid impact triggered the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs. Yet, some early birds, ...

The discovery of a 69-million-year-old bird fossil is reshaping our understanding of avian evolution.

Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a ...

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species ...

A new study by Ohio University found an important fossil of the oldest known modern bird, which lived in Antarctica when ...

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