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

Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucat n Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...

A 69 million-year-old skull fossil discovered in Antarctica is an ancient relative of geese and ducks, making it the oldest ...

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

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today, according to new ...

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

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 ...

By analyzing the structure of bird skulls using advanced digital technology, researchers at Flinders University in South Australia and the University of Lethbridge in Canada have developed a new way ...

This fossilized skull belonged to now-extinct Diatryma, a flightless bird that reached heights of 4.6 feet (1.40 meters).

AQUEBOGUE, Long Island (WABC) -- A bird flu outbreak is having a devastating impact on Suffolk County's largest and last commercial duck farm. The H5N1 outbreak at Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue ...

A Long Island farm will reportedly euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak hit the eastern New York facility. Crescent Duck Farm President Doug Corwin said the euthanasia is ...

Over 100,000 birds were euthanized at a poultry farm on Long Island to prevent the spread of bird flu, FOX 5 NY's Jodi Goldberg confirmed. Suffolk County Department of Health officials confirmed ...